An Essay On Colonization, Particularly Applied To The Western Coast Of Africa, With Some Free Thoughts On Cultivation And Commerce: Also Brief Descriptions Of The Colonies Already Formed, Or Attempted, In Africa, Including Those Of Sierra Leona And Bulama : In Two Parts, Volume 1 |
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I have observed that the mountains from Cape Verd Basaltes . to Gambia , are
generally composed more or less of regular basaltes , exhibiting evident remains
of volcanoes , the eruptions of which add greatly to the fertility of the soil around ...
I have observed that the mountains from Cape Verd Basaltes . to Gambia , are
generally composed more or less of regular basaltes , exhibiting evident remains
of volcanoes , the eruptions of which add greatly to the fertility of the soil around ...
Page 138
CAPE VERD ISLANDS . CH A P. which would only bring misery , and perhaps
the horrors of uslavery , on their offspring * . 236. After what has been said , the
state of agriculture in these islands cannot be expected to be very flourishing .
CAPE VERD ISLANDS . CH A P. which would only bring misery , and perhaps
the horrors of uslavery , on their offspring * . 236. After what has been said , the
state of agriculture in these islands cannot be expected to be very flourishing .
Page 139
X. CAPE VERD ) ISLANDS . count of the Cape Verd Islands , which being ill
watered , C HA P. and their rains uncertain , cannot be ranked among the most
fertile parts of Africa . But it is not improbable that he visited them during a
drought ; for ...
X. CAPE VERD ) ISLANDS . count of the Cape Verd Islands , which being ill
watered , C HA P. and their rains uncertain , cannot be ranked among the most
fertile parts of Africa . But it is not improbable that he visited them during a
drought ; for ...
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The climate , however , upon the whole , is fo falubrious , that the inhabitants are
rarely troubled with any disorders more serious than colds , caused by the
sudden changes of air , from the strong winds , to which the Cape is exposed at
all ...
The climate , however , upon the whole , is fo falubrious , that the inhabitants are
rarely troubled with any disorders more serious than colds , caused by the
sudden changes of air , from the strong winds , to which the Cape is exposed at
all ...
Page 186
X. CHA P. printed in 1787 , says the government of the Cape is divided into the
eight following departments ift . The Great CounC. dr . Goon cil for the company's
political and commercial business . It also sometimes represents the States ...
X. CHA P. printed in 1787 , says the government of the Cape is divided into the
eight following departments ift . The Great CounC. dr . Goon cil for the company's
political and commercial business . It also sometimes represents the States ...
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| Title | An Essay On Colonization, Particularly Applied To The Western Coast Of Africa, With Some Free Thoughts On Cultivation And Commerce: Also Brief Descriptions Of The Colonies Already Formed, Or Attempted, In Africa, Including Those Of Sierra Leona And Bulama : In Two Parts, Volume 1 An Essay On Colonization, Particularly Applied To The Western Coast Of Africa, With Some Free Thoughts On Cultivation And Commerce: Also Brief Descriptions Of The Colonies Already Formed, Or Attempted, In Africa, Including Those Of Sierra Leona And Bulama : In Two Parts, Carl Bernhard Wadström |
| Author | Carl Bernhard Wadström |
| Publisher | Selbstverl., 1794 |
| Original from | the Bavarian State Library |
| Digitized | 7 Dec 2009 |
| Length | 196 pages |
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