Parley's Cabinet Library: Lights and shadows African historyBradbury, Soden & Company, 1843 |
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 5 |
AFRICA AS KNOWN TO THE ANCIENTS | 11 |
ANCIENT EGYPT | 21 |
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Abyssinia adventure Africa afterwards Algiers ancient animals Antony appeared Arabs arms army arrived Ashantee Barbary became boat body Boo Khaloom British called camels Cape Captain captives carried Carthage Carthaginians chief Christian Clapperton Cleopatra coast crew death desert discovery Dragut dreadful early Egypt Egyptians emperor English European expedition Fezzan fleet formed French Gama Gambia gave gold Henry of Portugal horse hundred India inhabitants interior island king land length Lisbon Madagascar manner Mehemet Ali Mequinez miles Mogadore monarch Moorish Moors Morocco mountains nations natives negroes Niger night Numidia Octavius passed penetrate person Portuguese Prester John prince proceeded reached received returned Riley river Roman round sail sand Saracens seemed Senegal sent ships shore Sidi Hamet Sierra Leone sight slaves soon spears storm suffered Sultan Timbuctoo tion tomb took town trade travellers trees Tripoli vessel voyage whole