Abeokuta and the Camaroons Mountains: An Exploration, Tom 2Tinsley Brothers, 1863 |
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Abeokuta and the Camaroons Mountains: An Exploration Richard Francis Burton Ograniczony podgląd - 2011 |
Abeokuta and the Camaroons Mountains: An Exploration, Tom 2 Sir Richard Francis Burton Widok fragmentu - 1974 |
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Abeokuta Africa altitude Ambas Bay Ambozes appeared arrived ascended Bakwiri Bimbia Black Crater Bosumbo bush Bwea Bwengga called Camaroons Mountains Camaroons River camp Captain chief cloth clouds coast cone dark Dickenye's distance district Earthwork Crater Ebore Ebore's feet above sea-level Fernando Fernando Po foot forest grass ground head height hills huts hyæna islands Isubu John King Krumen Lagos land lava lava-bed leaving Madiba Manja's Mann Mann's Mannii Mapanya matchets miles minutes missionaries morning Mount Helen Mount Hooker Mount Isabel Myombi natives night passed Peak Pico plantains present rain regions ridge Rio del Rey rocks Saker scoriæ season Selim Selim Aga showed side Sierra Leone slope stream summit Temp Tenerife thermometer tion town trees Victoria Crater Victoria Mountain walk whilst William of Bimbia wind wood yards yellow
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