The Great Sahara: Wanderings South of the Atlas MountainsJ. Murray, 1860 - 435 páginas |
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... thousands of these " Déportés " have been sent to Algeria , but the greater portion are permitted to settle in convict villages , on their parole , under the sur- veillance of the police . Here are detained only the most criminal , and ...
... thousands of these " Déportés " have been sent to Algeria , but the greater portion are permitted to settle in convict villages , on their parole , under the sur- veillance of the police . Here are detained only the most criminal , and ...
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... thousands of herons and ducks of various kinds , while the thickets and reeds that surround it swarm with many of the rarest of European warblers , who here find an undisturbed nesting - place . I have myself found here the nests of ...
... thousands of herons and ducks of various kinds , while the thickets and reeds that surround it swarm with many of the rarest of European warblers , who here find an undisturbed nesting - place . I have myself found here the nests of ...
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... thousands of these wild horsemen of the desert collected on a bare hill - side , and performing their national evolutions and games in their native costume . The general and his staff took their station near the top of the hill , and ...
... thousands of these wild horsemen of the desert collected on a bare hill - side , and performing their national evolutions and games in their native costume . The general and his staff took their station near the top of the hill , and ...
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... thousands of sheep and herds of hundreds of camels browsed over its area , seeming at first sight like rows of white stones scattered in groups through the plains . Cultivation has now entirely ceased ; we see no more the numbers of ...
... thousands of sheep and herds of hundreds of camels browsed over its area , seeming at first sight like rows of white stones scattered in groups through the plains . Cultivation has now entirely ceased ; we see no more the numbers of ...
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... thousands of black wings , it appears a dark speckled confused mass ; then , as they wheel from the spectator , the soft pink colour of their backs and wing - coverts absorbs all other hues , and screaming , with outstretched necks ...
... thousands of black wings , it appears a dark speckled confused mass ; then , as they wheel from the spectator , the soft pink colour of their backs and wing - coverts absorbs all other hues , and screaming , with outstretched necks ...
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Africa Agha Aïn Algeria Algiers ancient Arab Atlas barley Bedouin Beni Isguen Berber Berryan birds Biskra Boghar burnous camels camp caravan caravanserai carpet cavaliers centre Chaamba Chott coffee colour convoy Coss dayats descended Desert Desf Djelfa djemmâa El Kantara English falcon Family Fcap feet French gardens gazelle Ghardaïa Guerrara halt Hauts Plateaux hills History horses inhabitants journey Kabyles kadi khalifat kouskousou Laghouat M'zab marabout mekhasni miles morning Morocco mosque mountain mounted Mozabites N'goussa natives negro never night nomads oases oasis Omar palm palm-groves palm-trees passed Portrait Post 8vo Reboud ride ridge rock Roman round Sahara Salt plains sand scarcely Second Edition sehaurs sheik side Sidi soon Souf southern spahi spec species stones tent Third Edition tion Touareg Touat traces traveller tribes Tuggurt Tunis Vols walls Waregla Wed R'hir whole Woodcuts
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