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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... century . The information which he gives is taken from Al Biruni of the eleventh century , but was equally true of his own age . It states that although men sailed no further than Sofala because of rough waters , yet they had sure proof ...
... century . The information which he gives is taken from Al Biruni of the eleventh century , but was equally true of his own age . It states that although men sailed no further than Sofala because of rough waters , yet they had sure proof ...
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... century that it was resumed . But the work done in the seventeenth century was not wholly barren , for some lasting benefits were conferred upon the region . The Portuguese colonists are said to have introduced a large number of fruit ...
... century that it was resumed . But the work done in the seventeenth century was not wholly barren , for some lasting benefits were conferred upon the region . The Portuguese colonists are said to have introduced a large number of fruit ...
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... century , were paid , and though these dividends were reduced to 124 per cent in the second half of the century , they were continued at that rate till 1782 whether the Com- pany had made a profit or not . By that time the Company had ...
... century , were paid , and though these dividends were reduced to 124 per cent in the second half of the century , they were continued at that rate till 1782 whether the Com- pany had made a profit or not . By that time the Company had ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
Southern African Rivers | 7 |
The Karoo and the Kalahari | 15 |
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