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a p p e n d i x . C H A P T E R I . c7 r” 7 " ,w * * * * * ¿ S t e ; « y « ji? f f l S * w n ,y h e Times o f Delis,e and D 'Anville, respecting the Course o f the River page iii C H A P T E R I I . Concerning the Geographical Discoveries o f M r P a r t ■ V ' p. xm C H A P T E R I I I . Construction o f the Geograph, o f M r . Park's Expedition into Africa. p. xxU C H A P T E R i v . The Construction of the Geography continued. p. x xx vi C H A P T E R V. in Africa d t / F Z T my“ m ‘ Xpl0red ly Eur° t '™ - A central Position Africa, determ,ned.-Edns,'s Line o f Distance, consistent.-Errors o f Leo. p .l i C H A P T E R V I . The Subject continued— Course o f the River Nicer at lM A bn. r with the Nile P. i • r> ■ large— has no Communication with the Nile Ptolemy s Description o f it consistent.. _ ]xx C H A P T E R V I I . R a t i o n s on,he physical W political Geography o f North Africa-Natural,y Aivisihle into three Parts-Productive in Gold-Boundar, o f the Moors and Negroes-the Foulahs, the Leucsethiopes o f the Ancients. _ p . lx x xii The following A f r i c a n W o r d s , recurring very frequently iyiihe course o f the Narrative, it is thought necessary toprefix an Explanation of them for the Readers convenience. Mansa. A king or chief governor. Alkaid. T h e head magistrate o f a town or province, whose office is commonly hereditary. Dooly. Another name for the chief magistrate o f a town or province : this word is used only in the interior countries. Palaver. A court o f jus tice ; a public meeting o f any kind. Bushreen. A mussulman. Kafir. A Pagan native ; an unbeliever. Sonakee. Another term for an unconverted native j it signifies one who drinks strong liquors, and is used by way o f reproach. Slatees. Free black merchants, who trade chiefly in slaves. Coffle or Cafila. A caravan o f slaves, or a company o f people travelling with any kind o f merchandize. Bar. Nominal money ; a single bar is equal in value to two shillings sterling, or thereabouts. Minkalli. A quantity o f gold, nearly equal in value to ten shillings sterling. Kowries. Small shells, which pass for money in the Interior. Korree. A watering-place, where shepherds keep their cattle. Bentang. A sort o f stage, erected in every town, answering the purpose o f a town hall.


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