The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal, Volume 44A. Constable, 1826 |
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... Major Denham , Captain Clapperton , and the late Doctor Oudney , extending across the Great Desert to the Tenth Degree of Northern Latitude , and from Kouka in Bornou , to Sackatoo , the Capital of 94 156 the Fellatah Empire . With an ...
... Major Denham , Captain Clapperton , and the late Doctor Oudney , extending across the Great Desert to the Tenth Degree of Northern Latitude , and from Kouka in Bornou , to Sackatoo , the Capital of 94 156 the Fellatah Empire . With an ...
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... Major Dixon Denham , of his Majesty's 17th Regiment of Foot , and Captain Hugh Clap- perton , of the Royal Navy , the Survivors of the Ex- pedition VII . The Life and Remains of the Rev. Edward Daniel Clarke , LL . D. , Professor of ...
... Major Dixon Denham , of his Majesty's 17th Regiment of Foot , and Captain Hugh Clap- perton , of the Royal Navy , the Survivors of the Ex- pedition VII . The Life and Remains of the Rev. Edward Daniel Clarke , LL . D. , Professor of ...
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... MAJOR DENHAM , CAPTAIN CLAPPERTON , and the late Doc- TOR OUDNEY , extending across the Great Desert to the Tenth Degree of Northern Latitude , and from Kouka in Bornou , to Sackatoo , the Capital of the Fellatah Empire . With an Ap ...
... MAJOR DENHAM , CAPTAIN CLAPPERTON , and the late Doc- TOR OUDNEY , extending across the Great Desert to the Tenth Degree of Northern Latitude , and from Kouka in Bornou , to Sackatoo , the Capital of the Fellatah Empire . With an Ap ...
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... ( Major Denham , Mr Clapperton , and Dr Oudney ) , acted chiefly as instruments in the hands of others . As good ... Major Denham's case , lively and amusing pictures of the objects actually presented to them . We know not if it was ...
... ( Major Denham , Mr Clapperton , and Dr Oudney ) , acted chiefly as instruments in the hands of others . As good ... Major Denham's case , lively and amusing pictures of the objects actually presented to them . We know not if it was ...
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... Major Denham has observed several of the natives , when they saw one rested against a tree , hovering round it on tiptoe , speak- ing to each other only in whispers , and apparently attempting to sooth it by the most humble ...
... Major Denham has observed several of the natives , when they saw one rested against a tree , hovering round it on tiptoe , speak- ing to each other only in whispers , and apparently attempting to sooth it by the most humble ...
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