The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 8John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1963 - Great Britain |
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... island , which was almost certainly Madeira.1 Then followed one of the greatest explorations recorded in ancient history . Between 500 and 480 B.C. the government of Carthage sent out a man named Hanno , with sixty ships and , according ...
... island , which was almost certainly Madeira.1 Then followed one of the greatest explorations recorded in ancient history . Between 500 and 480 B.C. the government of Carthage sent out a man named Hanno , with sixty ships and , according ...
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... island of Madeigascar , which is about four thousand miles in circumference , and is inhabited by Saracens under four Elders or Sheiks . These conduct a great trade in ivory obtained from elephants which , more than anywhere else ...
... island of Madeigascar , which is about four thousand miles in circumference , and is inhabited by Saracens under four Elders or Sheiks . These conduct a great trade in ivory obtained from elephants which , more than anywhere else ...
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... island of Zanghibar is about two thousand miles in circum- ference . Polo describes the inhabitants in some detail . They are an idolatrous people who live in subjection to an independent King . They are tall , stout and black , and ...
... island of Zanghibar is about two thousand miles in circum- ference . Polo describes the inhabitants in some detail . They are an idolatrous people who live in subjection to an independent King . They are tall , stout and black , and ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
Southern African Rivers | 7 |
The Karoo and the Kalahari | 15 |
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