Africa and its exploration : as told by its explorers Mungo Park, Clapperton, the Landers, Livingstone, Barth, Barkie, Denham, Burton, Speke, Caillie, Schweinfurth, Mohr, Stanley, Holub, Serpa, Pinto, Farini, Thomson, Montagu Kerr ; with 600 illustrations and maps
Russell E. Train Africana Collection (Smithsonian Libraries) DSI · London : S. Low, Marston and Co. · leaf 138
S EXPLORATION. hurriedly visited some of the islands of the Archipelago, Syria, and Egypt. Leaving Djedda he proceeded °to Mecca, Lobheia, and arrived at Massowah upon the 19th September, 1769. He had taken care to obtain a firman from the Sultan, and also letters from the Bey of Cairo, and the… … VIEW NEAR ADOWA by Portuguese missionaries, thanks to whose zeal some information about the country had been obtained, al¬ though far less accurate in detail than that which we owe to Bruce. Although his veracity has often been questioned, succeeding travellers have confirmed his assertions. From…
Africa -- Discovery and exploration · Africa -- Description and travel
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