Nyassa: A Journal of Adventures Whilst Exploring Lake Nyassa, Central Africa, and Establishing the Settlement of "Livingstonia". |
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... Living- stone's ) maps to illustrate the country between . the East Coast of Africa and the eastern shore of the Lake . This map has a very peculiar interest , apart from its great value now that numerous endeavours are being made to ...
... Living- stone's ) maps to illustrate the country between . the East Coast of Africa and the eastern shore of the Lake . This map has a very peculiar interest , apart from its great value now that numerous endeavours are being made to ...
Page 6
... living to the north of the Zambesi , for the purpose of trading them away still farther in the interior ; and yet eastwards again , tens of thousands went to supply the slave - merchants by the road which debouches on the coast at ...
... living to the north of the Zambesi , for the purpose of trading them away still farther in the interior ; and yet eastwards again , tens of thousands went to supply the slave - merchants by the road which debouches on the coast at ...
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... Living- stone in her grave under the enormous baobab- tree hard by the old house in which she expired , after having spent but three weeks on the river since her arrival from England ! I visited her white tomb , and was struck with the ...
... Living- stone in her grave under the enormous baobab- tree hard by the old house in which she expired , after having spent but three weeks on the river since her arrival from England ! I visited her white tomb , and was struck with the ...
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... Living- stone quitted the country in 1864 they were well - established and perfectly independent . I have always considered that the strong tendency on the part of the natives to place themselves willingly under any new comer who is ...
... Living- stone quitted the country in 1864 they were well - established and perfectly independent . I have always considered that the strong tendency on the part of the natives to place themselves willingly under any new comer who is ...
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... living in the interior of Africa ; for I draw a broad line be- tween those who have been contaminated by the atrocious immorality and bestiality of Portuguese and Arabs , and the people who wander on still in their own wilds , ignorant ...
... living in the interior of Africa ; for I draw a broad line be- tween those who have been contaminated by the atrocious immorality and bestiality of Portuguese and Arabs , and the people who wander on still in their own wilds , ignorant ...
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