Africa . THE HOTTENTOTS. 453 especially along its upper course, and in the Vaal andHart districts; lastly, the Namaqua, whose domain em-braces the western portion of South Africa, borderingeastwards on the Kalahari desert, and extending from theOrange river northwards to Walfisch HOTTENTOTS. 454 COMPENDIUM OF GEOGRAPHY AND TRAVEL. CHAPTER XXVI. THE REGIONS OF LOWER GUINEA. 1. Definition—Extent. By Lower Guinea is understood that strip of the westernseaboard, stretching from the Damara highlands north-wards to, and nearly at right angles with, Upper Guinea,which has been described in prev
Africa . THE HOTTENTOTS. 453 especially along its upper course, and in the Vaal andHart districts; lastly, the Namaqua, whose domain em-braces the western portion of South Africa, borderingeastwards on the Kalahari desert, and extending from theOrange river northwards to Walfisch HOTTENTOTS. 454 COMPENDIUM OF GEOGRAPHY AND TRAVEL. CHAPTER XXVI. THE REGIONS OF LOWER GUINEA. 1. Definition—Extent. By Lower Guinea is understood that strip of the westernseaboard, stretching from the Damara highlands north-wards to, and nearly at right angles with, Upper Guinea,which has been described in previous chapters. Ouraccount of this domain, including as much of the countryinland as has been hitherto explored, will complete ourgeneral survey of the whole African Continent. A great part of this coast, the portion extending from5° 12 to 18° 30 south latitude, is claimed by thePortuguese, whom we also met as the rulers of a widedomain on the eastern seaboard. But though their ruleis by no means restricted to the coast-line, as is, for in-stance, that of the Sultan of Zanzibar, yet on no side ofthe continent have explorers succeeded in penetrating solittle into the interior as from this very west coast. 2. The Portuguese Possessions on the West Coast. The Portuguese hold an
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