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 633
sharp edges and projections of the Mowa cliffs, raised many a line of low waves, and rolling towards us obliged us to hug the cliffs and take to our cables. But the base of the cliffs in many places afforded no means of foothold, and, after a long and patient attempt at passing those sharp angles,… … FISH, SEVENTH CATARACT, STANLEY FALLS. 28 inches long ; 16 inches round horlv ; round snout ; no teeth ; broad tail ; large scales ; colour, pale brown. its boulders, there was also a slope towards the vicinity of the giant billows discharged from the cataract ; and though we strenuously strove to…
Africa -- Discovery and exploration · Africa -- Description and travel
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