The Kilima-Njaro Expedition: A Record of Scientific Exploration in Eastern Equatorial Africa. And a General Description of the Natural History, Languages, and Commerce of the Kilima-Njaro DistrictK. Paul, Trench, and Company, 1886 - 572 pagini |
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... land of the lion and lotus ! * Sovereign mountain , thy brothers give welcome : Mont Blanc , in the roar of his mad avalanches , Hails thy accession ; superb Orizaba , Belted with beech and ensandalled with palm ; Chimborazo , the lord ...
... land of the lion and lotus ! * Sovereign mountain , thy brothers give welcome : Mont Blanc , in the roar of his mad avalanches , Hails thy accession ; superb Orizaba , Belted with beech and ensandalled with palm ; Chimborazo , the lord ...
Pagina 9
... land of Africa before any adventu- rous explorer could conclusively prove their existence . But no ; after an interval of about ten years , in 1861 , Baron von der Decken , a Hanoverian , went to Kilima- 4 Rebmann had made a second ...
... land of Africa before any adventu- rous explorer could conclusively prove their existence . But no ; after an interval of about ten years , in 1861 , Baron von der Decken , a Hanoverian , went to Kilima- 4 Rebmann had made a second ...
Pagina 11
... land . He also visited Mandara , and was also robbed by that rapacious chieftain . Starting from Moši he ascended to an altitude of nearly 9000 feet , made a small col- lection of plants , and pursued his journeys , which ultimately led ...
... land . He also visited Mandara , and was also robbed by that rapacious chieftain . Starting from Moši he ascended to an altitude of nearly 9000 feet , made a small col- lection of plants , and pursued his journeys , which ultimately led ...
Pagina 12
... land as far as Lake Naivaša . All these above - mentioned travellers had paid visits of a more or less fleeting character to Kilima - njaro , and few had studied in any way its natural history , or had attempted to make collections of ...
... land as far as Lake Naivaša . All these above - mentioned travellers had paid visits of a more or less fleeting character to Kilima - njaro , and few had studied in any way its natural history , or had attempted to make collections of ...
Pagina 15
... land , joined my steamer at Suez , and quitted her at Aden with heartfelt joy , after a horribly uncomfortable voyage of eight days . At Aden I had a delightful experience of what British hospitality can do to cast a halo round the most ...
... land , joined my steamer at Suez , and quitted her at Aden with heartfelt joy , after a horribly uncomfortable voyage of eight days . At Aden I had a delightful experience of what British hospitality can do to cast a halo round the most ...
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40-60 miles inland Africa antelope Arab arrived banana Bantu languages Bari birds Čaga caravan Cheaper Edition chief cloth coast Colobus colour common Demy 8vo Dinka district Eastern elytra English feet Fischer forest Galla goats grass green hill Hochst Illustrations inhabitants Johnstoni journey Ki-čaga Ki-gweno Ki-taveita Kibô Kilima Kilima-njaro Kimawenzi Kiongwe Kitimbiriu Kwavi Lake Jipé Large crown 8vo Latuka looked Lumi Madaraz Mandara Maranu Masai masc Maungu Méru Mombasa Moši mountain natives nearly Neotragus night njaro nouns Oliv ostrich plains Plur plural Poems prefix present pronouns race river round Ruvu Sayyid Second Edition settlement Sing Sir John Kirk skin slopes Small crown 8vo snow soldiers species specimens stream Sultan Swahili Taita Taveita Third Edition tongues trade trees tribes verb vicinity Victoria Nyanza vide vols Wa-čaga Wa-kibôšo Wa-kwavi Wa-taveita White Nile word Zanzibar Zeitschr
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