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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... numerous and varied . Geographers , both ancient and modern , have exerted their utmost ingenuity in endeavouring to solve the mystery ; and , according as they believed in the westward or eastward course of the river , ranged ...
... numerous and varied . Geographers , both ancient and modern , have exerted their utmost ingenuity in endeavouring to solve the mystery ; and , according as they believed in the westward or eastward course of the river , ranged ...
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... numerous boats and canoes are constantly plying to and fro ; along the shore are groups of boatmen , porters , and other labourers : hurrying along the principal streets may be seen substantial coloured traders , often with a train of ...
... numerous boats and canoes are constantly plying to and fro ; along the shore are groups of boatmen , porters , and other labourers : hurrying along the principal streets may be seen substantial coloured traders , often with a train of ...
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... numerous costumes , from the ample turban and flowing tobe of the Mandénga or Púlo Moslem , to the more tight - fitting , European garments worn by the liberated African , or from the scanty clothing of some remote aboriginal , to the ...
... numerous costumes , from the ample turban and flowing tobe of the Mandénga or Púlo Moslem , to the more tight - fitting , European garments worn by the liberated African , or from the scanty clothing of some remote aboriginal , to the ...
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... numerous detentions , while her only stoppage would be on the Krú coast , to procure a supply of Krú- men , we should both reach Fernando Po about the same time . Our next place of call was at Monrovia , the capital of the Liberian ...
... numerous detentions , while her only stoppage would be on the Krú coast , to procure a supply of Krú- men , we should both reach Fernando Po about the same time . Our next place of call was at Monrovia , the capital of the Liberian ...
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... numerous , and there is a dangerous bar at the mouth . As an instance of the value of British property at stake , I saw in the river a vessel of nearly 2500 tons ' burden . When filled with palm oil , her cargo alone would be worth ...
... numerous , and there is a dangerous bar at the mouth . As an instance of the value of British property at stake , I saw in the river a vessel of nearly 2500 tons ' burden . When filled with palm oil , her cargo alone would be worth ...
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A'boko's Abó African afternoon Alihéli anchored Andony appearance ashore Attá Badagry bank Bássa Beecroft 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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