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 Baikie |
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Page 11
... looks barren and arid ; the ravines and the sides of the mountains being com- paratively unclad with vegetation , and the whole country around having a more sun - dried appearance . Santa Cruz itself stands on level ground along the ...
... looks barren and arid ; the ravines and the sides of the mountains being com- paratively unclad with vegetation , and the whole country around having a more sun - dried appearance . Santa Cruz itself stands on level ground along the ...
Page 19
... look at the place , dined with Mr. Hutton , representative of a firm which had for many years carried on along the coast a most extensive trade , and whose magnificent and most comfortable residence both surprised and gratified me ...
... look at the place , dined with Mr. Hutton , representative of a firm which had for many years carried on along the coast a most extensive trade , and whose magnificent and most comfortable residence both surprised and gratified me ...
Page 36
... look for another passage , and after a little trouble found one , by which he took us . This we named after him , " Richards's Creek ; " it is rather longer and narrower than Louis's Creek , with which it is parallel . This passed , we ...
... look for another passage , and after a little trouble found one , by which he took us . This we named after him , " Richards's Creek ; " it is rather longer and narrower than Louis's Creek , with which it is parallel . This passed , we ...
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... village has its own headman . The people are a wild , rude , and treacherous race , savage , and often unprepossessing in look . Both male and female are much tattooed over 40 NARRATIVE OF AN EXPLORING VOYAGE . [ CHAP . III .
... village has its own headman . The people are a wild , rude , and treacherous race , savage , and often unprepossessing in look . Both male and female are much tattooed over 40 NARRATIVE OF AN EXPLORING VOYAGE . [ CHAP . III .
Page 41
... look . Both male and female are much tattooed over the chest and arms , while the particular mark of the tribe is a thick , straight cut down the centre of the fore- head and nose , and generally also three lines extend- ing diagonally ...
... look . Both male and female are much tattooed over the chest and arms , while the particular mark of the tribe is a thick , straight cut down the centre of the fore- head and nose , and generally also three lines extend- ing diagonally ...
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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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