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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He had also obtained information from Portuguese friars , who had been in Jerusalem , and sent ambassadors to the priest - king , but these failed to get beyond the Holy Land.2 In 1487 John resolved on a more systematic attempt than ...
He had also obtained information from Portuguese friars , who had been in Jerusalem , and sent ambassadors to the priest - king , but these failed to get beyond the Holy Land.2 In 1487 John resolved on a more systematic attempt than ...
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In 1556 he sent an embassy to Lisbon to obtain the recognition of his independence and assistance against the King of Congo , who in that year had dispatched an army against him which was defeated on the River Dande .
In 1556 he sent an embassy to Lisbon to obtain the recognition of his independence and assistance against the King of Congo , who in that year had dispatched an army against him which was defeated on the River Dande .
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But not all the settlers , in the first instance , were sent to the Albany Zuurveld . With due regard to the susceptibilities of parties arriving from the different parts of the United Kingdom , and to prevent discord arising from ...
But not all the settlers , in the first instance , were sent to the Albany Zuurveld . With due regard to the susceptibilities of parties arriving from the different parts of the United Kingdom , and to prevent discord arising from ...
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Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
Southern African Rivers | 7 |
The Karoo and the Kalahari | 15 |
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| Title | The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 8 The Cambridge History of the British Empire, John Holland Rose |
| Editors | John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell |
| Publisher | The University Press, 1963 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 3 Feb 2009 |
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