The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 8John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1929 - Great Britain |
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Portuguese , while men of his crews who fled to the mainland fell into the hands of the cannibal " Muzimbas " 1 and were killed and eaten by them . Native navigation was regulated as in India , but with far less difficulty ; the dhows ...
Portuguese , while men of his crews who fled to the mainland fell into the hands of the cannibal " Muzimbas " 1 and were killed and eaten by them . Native navigation was regulated as in India , but with far less difficulty ; the dhows ...
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After the Dutch had been driven out , the Portuguese extended their boundaries and strengthened their military hold on the country , but their missionary efforts , in which the Jesuits had been con- spicuous , gradually slackened .
After the Dutch had been driven out , the Portuguese extended their boundaries and strengthened their military hold on the country , but their missionary efforts , in which the Jesuits had been con- spicuous , gradually slackened .
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PORTUGAL AND THE BRITISH ADVANCE 535 Beira lay within the Portuguese province of Sofala it was the best port available . As the British South Africa Company advanced eastwards , there was an inevitable clash with the old Mozambique ...
PORTUGAL AND THE BRITISH ADVANCE 535 Beira lay within the Portuguese province of Sofala it was the best port available . As the British South Africa Company advanced eastwards , there was an inevitable clash with the old Mozambique ...
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Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
South 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, 1929 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 12 Jun 2008 |
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