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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Page 63
... Islands.1 The Carthaginians had probably discovered these islands long before , because Fuerteventura can be seen from Cape Juby , and the Greeks may have heard vaguely of the group as certain " Fortunate Islands " in the distant west ...
... Islands.1 The Carthaginians had probably discovered these islands long before , because Fuerteventura can be seen from Cape Juby , and the Greeks may have heard vaguely of the group as certain " Fortunate Islands " in the distant west ...
Page 72
... island and to Zanghibar , for Madeigascar lies so far towards the south that ships cannot visit some other islands still further south except Zanghibar , because the sea runs with such a swift current southwards that it is impossible to ...
... island and to Zanghibar , for Madeigascar lies so far towards the south that ships cannot visit some other islands still further south except Zanghibar , because the sea runs with such a swift current southwards that it is impossible to ...
Page 73
... islands which lay further towards the south than Madagascar ( pro- vided that they are not imaginary ) can only be Bassas da India and Europa in the Mozambique Channel , or else the Mascarene group ( Mauritius and Réunion ) east of ...
... islands which lay further towards the south than Madagascar ( pro- vided that they are not imaginary ) can only be Bassas da India and Europa in the Mozambique Channel , or else the Mascarene group ( Mauritius and Réunion ) east of ...
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CHAPTER I | 1 |
Southern African Rivers | 7 |
The Karoo and the Kalahari | 15 |
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