An Account of Travels Into the Interior of Southern Africa, Volumes 1-2T. Cadell, jun. and W. Davies, 1801 - Cape |
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Page 25
... spring of the year , decorates the green fod , fo at the Cape , in the fame season , the whole furface is enlivened with the large Othonna , fo like the daify as to be distinguished only by a Botanist , fpringing up in myriads out of a ...
... spring of the year , decorates the green fod , fo at the Cape , in the fame season , the whole furface is enlivened with the large Othonna , fo like the daify as to be distinguished only by a Botanist , fpringing up in myriads out of a ...
Page 40
... spring , reckoned from the beginning of September to that of December , is the most agreeable season . The summer , from December to March , is the hottest . The autumn , from March to June , is variable weather , generally fine , and ...
... spring , reckoned from the beginning of September to that of December , is the most agreeable season . The summer , from December to March , is the hottest . The autumn , from March to June , is variable weather , generally fine , and ...
Page 59
... spring untasted by the Mufes . It held out more charms , it seems , for Plutus , than for Apollo . A man in the time of the governor , whose name the mountain perpetuates , intent on making his fortune by impof- ing on the credulity and ...
... spring untasted by the Mufes . It held out more charms , it seems , for Plutus , than for Apollo . A man in the time of the governor , whose name the mountain perpetuates , intent on making his fortune by impof- ing on the credulity and ...
Page 73
... springs , by which it was fupplied , iffued out of the ground at the foot of fome hills which formed the head of the valley . They threw up the water with great violence , and with it quantities of fmall whitish fand mixed with minute ...
... springs , by which it was fupplied , iffued out of the ground at the foot of fome hills which formed the head of the valley . They threw up the water with great violence , and with it quantities of fmall whitish fand mixed with minute ...
Page 74
... springs for ages without any confider- able variation in temperature , or in the quantity of water thrown out , is one of those secret operations of nature that has not as yet been fatisfactorily explained , but which has baffled , at ...
... springs for ages without any confider- able variation in temperature , or in the quantity of water thrown out , is one of those secret operations of nature that has not as yet been fatisfactorily explained , but which has baffled , at ...
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Africa againſt alfo Algoa Bay almoſt alſo animal appeared beſt boors Bosjefmans Britiſh Cape Cape Town cattle cauſe circumftance cloſe coaft coaſt coloniſts colony compofed confequence confiderable confidered confifting courſe diſtance diſtrict divifion Dutch Eaft India Company eaſt eaſtern Engliſh eſtabliſhment expence falt fame fand feemed feet fervice fettlement fhips fide firſt Fiſh fituation flaves fome fpecies fubject fuch fufficient fummit furface furniſh Graaff Reynet greateſt himſelf horſes Hottentots houſe increaſe India inhabitants intereſt iſlands itſelf Kaffers Karroo Kloof leaſt leſs Lord Macartney meaſure miles moft moſt mountains muſt neceffary obferved occafion paffed paſs perfons plains plants poffeffion preſent purchaſe purpoſe raiſed refreſhments river Saldanha Bay ſcarcely ſeaſon ſeem ſeveral ſheep ſhips ſhould ſmall Sneuwberg ſome ſpecies ſpring ſtate ſtation ſtill ſtrong ſuch Sunday River ſupply ſuppoſed Table Bay Table Mountain themſelves theſe thoſe thouſand troops uſe waggons weft whoſe wine