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Identifier: descriptiondelun03mall (find matches)
Title: Description de l'univers
Year: 1683 (1680s)
Authors: Mallet, Allain Manesson, 1630?-1706?
Subjects: Geography Géographie
Publisher: Paris, D. Thierry
Contributing Library: University of Ottawa
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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fource du Nil, & quainfi le Nil & le Niger répondent lun danslautre ; ce quils veulent juftifier par la conformité de TaccroiOementrégulier & de la diminution de leurs eaux, & par la propriété quilsont de nourir tous deux des Crocodiles, & de porter fur leurs riva-ges larbre qui fourniiToit le papier aux Anciens , & une grandequantité de Palmiers. Mais il y a des Relations qui afliirent quele Lac de Borno eft la véritable fource du Niger , attribuans fês inon-dations à la fonte des neiges, & à la décharge des pluyes qui arriventen des temps réglés : Il fe jette dans la Mer par plufieurs Bouches, dontles plus célèbres font celles quon appelle Rivière de Senega> Rivièrede Gambie , & Rio Grande. Les Royaumes ou Peuples principaux de ce vafte Païs qui ont laplupart leurs Villes ou habitations de mefmc nom, font ceux dp Gualata, Agades, Borno, Guangara, Zanfara, Zegzcg, Gago , Soufbs, Beccabena* MdK, D E L* A F R I QJJ £. FIGURE l.X. 19
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i6o DE LAFRIQUE. Jalofes , Fouli, Geneoha, Canuia, Tombut , Cano, C aflena, Bangana. )Vhndingai Cantory, Gambaya, &c. AuMidy de ces Nation?, il y a les Caragoulis, Peuples qui cam-pent dans leurs Païs , tantoft dun cofté, tantoft de lautre, com-me on fait les Biafares & les Jalofes, qui font prefentement établisentre les différentes Branches du Niger. Comme les Villes ou plûtofl les habitations de ces peuples nefont quun amas confus de huttes, les Voyageurs nont pas daigneden tirer un crayon. Le Cap-Verd que Ptolemée a connu fous le nom de ArfmaùumTromonîorium i &que ceux du Païs nomment Befcher, eft une lon-gue pointe de terre du Païs des Jalofes qui savance bien avant dansla Mer. Cette pointe contient plusieurs Villages ou hameaux , dont lesCafés ou Maifons font faites de Pailles, de Rofeaux ou Canes entre-laffées fort proprement enfemble. La figure de ces Cafés eft rondecomme un Dôme, & elles ont une pointe comme nos glacicres. Cha-cune de ces Cafés e

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  • booksubject:Geography
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  • bookpublisher:Paris__D__Thierry
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