Roth, H. Ling (Henry Ling), 1854-1925 · Halifax, Eng., F. King & Sons, ltd. · leaf 194
Benin—Its Customs, Art and Horvovs. Wright, to which are added the words The city consists of a number of hugecompounds of oblong shape, surrounded by walls made of red mud. A view of the city (fig. 173) from a sketch by an English Officer, appeared inGlobus (Vol. Ixxii., 1897, P 3^°) 5 at first… … j ri a, 5o _o o C ^ o . O o 2. ^^ o ^ -5 > o ^ >o lines of the streets are too straight. The illustration on p. 165 (fig. 163) from aphotograph taken by Dr. AUman, Chief Medical Officer, Niger Coast Protectorate,shows how the walls are, if not actually thatched, at least covered with grass…
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