Narrative of an Exploring Voyage Up the Rivers Kwóra and Bínue: (commonly Known as the Niger and Tsádda) in 1854. With a Map and Appendices. Pub. with the Sanction of Her Majesty's Government. By William Balfour BaikieJ. Murray, 1856 - 456 Seiten |
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... - African squadron - Piracy— Púlo alliance - Further expeditions - African languages - Late travellers - Incentives to renewed exertions 385-397 PAGE APPENDIX A. - Description of the " Pleiad " TABLE OF CONTENTS . XV.
... - African squadron - Piracy— Púlo alliance - Further expeditions - African languages - Late travellers - Incentives to renewed exertions 385-397 PAGE APPENDIX A. - Description of the " Pleiad " TABLE OF CONTENTS . XV.
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... late Mr. Beecroft , in one of the steamers of the West African Company , in 1836 , and again by the same gentleman in the " Ethiope , " a steam vessel belonging to Mr. Jamie- son of Liverpool , in 1840 and in 1845 , on one of which ...
... late Mr. Beecroft , in one of the steamers of the West African Company , in 1836 , and again by the same gentleman in the " Ethiope , " a steam vessel belonging to Mr. Jamie- son of Liverpool , in 1840 and in 1845 , on one of which ...
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... late ; his once iron frame sunk under the combined inroads of climate and of disease , and he yielded up the vital spark in the land of his adoption . With a favourable current and a fair wind we soon reached Lagos , off which we lay ...
... late ; his once iron frame sunk under the combined inroads of climate and of disease , and he yielded up the vital spark in the land of his adoption . With a favourable current and a fair wind we soon reached Lagos , off which we lay ...
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... late governor . My anxiety on these points was greatly lessened by the volunteer offer of Mr. D. J. May , second master of the " Crane , " who was most desirous of accom- panying me . The consent of Captain Miller was cheerfully CHAP ...
... late governor . My anxiety on these points was greatly lessened by the volunteer offer of Mr. D. J. May , second master of the " Crane , " who was most desirous of accom- panying me . The consent of Captain Miller was cheerfully CHAP ...
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... late there had been a very general feeling in favour of Ajé ; but before he could be finally elected , he was expected to pay several rather heavy sums , which he was now gradually settling . In the mean time , although he took the lead ...
... late there had been a very general feeling in favour of Ajé ; but before he could be finally elected , he was expected to pay several rather heavy sums , which he was now gradually settling . In the mean time , although he took the lead ...
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A'boko's Abó African afternoon Alihéli anchored Andony appearance ashore Attá bank Bássa Beecroft Bíni Bínue boat Bonny Bornú brass called Cameroon canoes chief chiefly coast Confluence cowries creek Crowther dialect Djúku Dóma eastward expedition Fcap feet Fernando Fernando Po Formoso Fulátas gave ground Gúrowa Hamarúwa Hausa Hutchinson huts I'gbira I'gbo Iddá Igára Igbégbe Igbo inhabitants Island Isuáma ivory journey Kalabár Keána King Korórofa Krú Krúmen Kwóra Lagos landed language look Macgregor Laird mark meridian altitude miles Mítshi morning named natives nearly night numerous Núpe o'clock O'jogo observations Orú palm-oil Pánda Páro party passed Pleiad Post 8vo present preter Púlo reached river Second Edition sent ship shore side Sierra Leone slaves steam supercargo Third Edition told town trade trees tribes Tshúkuma village Vols voyage wood Woodcuts Wukári yams Yoruba Zhibú Zúri
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Seite 5 - More Worlds than One. The Creed of the Philosopher and the Hope of the Christian.
Seite 25 - History of Latin Christianity ; including that of the Popes to the Pontificate of Nicholas V.
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Seite 8 - Life and Times of Titian, with some Account of hig Family, chiefly from new and unpublished records. With Portrait and Illustrations. 2 vols. Svo. 42s. GUMMING (R. GORDON). Five Years of a Hunter's Life in the Far Interior of South Africa.
Seite 11 - Handbook of Architecture. Being a Concise and Popular Account of the Different Styles prevailing in all Ages and Countries in the World. With a Description of the most remarkable Buildings.
Seite 31 - VAUX'S (WSW) Handbook to the Antiquities in the British Museum ; being a Description of the Remains of Greek, Assyrian. Egyptian, and Etruscan Art preserved there. With 300 Woodcuts. Post 8vo.
Seite 14 - HAMPDEN'S (BISHOP) Essay on the Philosophical Evidence of Christianity, or the Credibility obtained to a Scripture Revelation from its Coincidence with the Facts of Nature.
Seite 12 - BUTTMAN'S LEXILOGUS ; or, a Critical Examination of the Meaning and Etymology of numerous Greek Words and Passages, intended principally for Homer and Hesiod. Translated, and edited, with Explanatory Notes and copious Indexes, by REV.
Seite 29 - HISTORY OF ROME; from the Earliest Times to the Establishment of the Empire. By DEAN LIDDELL.
Seite 29 - School History of Greece ; from the Earliest Times to the Roman Conquest, with Supplementary Chapters on the History of Literature and Art.