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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Again , with regard to the western coast of Africa , Ptolemy's description gives no clue to any explorations made under the Roman Empire ; yet a Roman coin of the emperor Trajan ( A.D. 98-117 ) has been found on the Congo .
Again , with regard to the western coast of Africa , Ptolemy's description gives no clue to any explorations made under the Roman Empire ; yet a Roman coin of the emperor Trajan ( A.D. 98-117 ) has been found on the Congo .
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As regards the first , the scheme was a failure . ... Such a reform would go far to satisfy the British part of the community , who would regard the grant of “ open doors and unconcealed process ” as some compensation for the absence of ...
As regards the first , the scheme was a failure . ... Such a reform would go far to satisfy the British part of the community , who would regard the grant of “ open doors and unconcealed process ” as some compensation for the absence of ...
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Meanwhile Sir John Cradock had scored an important success for the Colony with regard to its wine industry . As the result of his representations , the Committee for Trade , in May 1813 , recommended an absolute reduction of the duties ...
Meanwhile Sir John Cradock had scored an important success for the Colony with regard to its wine industry . As the result of his representations , the Committee for Trade , in May 1813 , recommended an absolute reduction of the duties ...
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Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
Southern African Rivers | 7 |
The Karoo and the Kalahari | 15 |
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