Narrative of an Expedition to the Zambesi and its tributaries and of the discovery of the Lakes Shirwa and Nyassa. 1858-1864. With map and illustrations. [By David and Charles Livingstone.]Murray, 1865 - 608 páginas |
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... Victoria Falls of Mosi - oa - tunya , we are aware , were quite unknown to the Portuguese ; but , until we read his Excellency's quotations from hearsay reports of some ancient author , we believed that the five great Murchison ...
... Victoria Falls of Mosi - oa - tunya , we are aware , were quite unknown to the Portuguese ; but , until we read his Excellency's quotations from hearsay reports of some ancient author , we believed that the five great Murchison ...
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... Victoria Falls , and formed the Shire Valley . The Chief brought a small present of meal in the evening , and sat with us for a few minutes . On leaving us he said that he wished we might sleep well . Scarce had he gone , when a wild ...
... Victoria Falls , and formed the Shire Valley . The Chief brought a small present of meal in the evening , and sat with us for a few minutes . On leaving us he said that he wished we might sleep well . Scarce had he gone , when a wild ...
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... Victoria Falls district , and , with the " faults " alluded to , it extends to the east of Tette . Then , again , we saw it in the Rovuma , with the same characteristic of fossil - wood lying on the grey sandstone . With abundance of ...
... Victoria Falls district , and , with the " faults " alluded to , it extends to the east of Tette . Then , again , we saw it in the Rovuma , with the same characteristic of fossil - wood lying on the grey sandstone . With abundance of ...
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... Victoria Falls , and constantly passing the ruined sites of utterly deserted Batoka villages , we did not fall in with a single person . The Batoka were driven out of their noble country by the invasions of Moselekatse and Sebetuane ...
... Victoria Falls , and constantly passing the ruined sites of utterly deserted Batoka villages , we did not fall in with a single person . The Batoka were driven out of their noble country by the invasions of Moselekatse and Sebetuane ...
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... Victoria Falls , though upwards of 20 miles distant . We were informed that , the rains having failed this year , the corn crops had been lost , and great scarcity and much hunger prevailed from Sesheke to Linyanti . Some of the reports ...
... Victoria Falls , though upwards of 20 miles distant . We were informed that , the rains having failed this year , the corn crops had been lost , and great scarcity and much hunger prevailed from Sesheke to Linyanti . Some of the reports ...
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abundant Africa Ajawa animals appear bank Banyai Batoka beast beer birds Bishop boat brought buffaloes called canoe-men canoes carried cataracts CHAP Chibisa's Chicova Chief cloth Coast cotton crocodiles elephants English Expedition Expedition Island Falls feet fever fire fish grass headman herd highlands hills hippopotamus island ivory journey Kebrabasa killed Kirk Kongone Kuruman labour Lake Nyassa land Linyanti live Livingstone maize Makololo Manganja Mazaro meal meat medicine miles Mission morning Mosambique Mosi-oa-tunya mountains mouth muskets narrow natives nearly never night Nyanja party passed pelele plants poison Portuguese Quillimane river rocks round Rovuma seen Sekeletu Senna sent Sequasha Sesheke ship Shire Shire Valley shot Shupanga side slave-trade slaves soon spears steamer stream Tette told trade travellers trees tribes tusks usually valley Victoria Falls village waterbuck wild women wood yards Zambesi Zulus