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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saying that the stock of food would hardly last until they reached the storeship
and that they had done enough by discovering in one voyage such a large
stretch of coast. Moreover, as the coast continued to run to the east, it was certain
that ...
saying that the stock of food would hardly last until they reached the storeship
and that they had done enough by discovering in one voyage such a large
stretch of coast. Moreover, as the coast continued to run to the east, it was certain
that ...
Page 149
His farm and its contiguous grazing lands reached to the western base of the
mountains, and some of his herdsmen and flockmasters were stationed many
miles further eastward, where the rocky slopes dissolve into pleasant valleys and
...
His farm and its contiguous grazing lands reached to the western base of the
mountains, and some of his herdsmen and flockmasters were stationed many
miles further eastward, where the rocky slopes dissolve into pleasant valleys and
...
Page 535
Rhodes replied to Kruger's refusal to allow the Cape-to-Cairo railway to pass
through the Transvaal by forming a syndicate to run it along the western border
through Bechuanaland. The line from Kimberley had reached Fourteen Streams
by ...
Rhodes replied to Kruger's refusal to allow the Cape-to-Cairo railway to pass
through the Transvaal by forming a syndicate to run it along the western border
through Bechuanaland. The line from Kimberley had reached Fourteen Streams
by ...
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Contents
THE GEOGRAPHICAL ENVIRONMENT | 2 |
Climate and Temperature | 9 |
The Karoo and the Kalahari | 15 |
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