. A Collection of voyages and travels [microform] : some now first printed from original manuscripts, others now first published in English : in six volumes with a general preface giving an account of the progress of navigation from its first beginning. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. 4Po A Description of. lUiiMir. thither from , Gingns, Jagm, Ca- â¢â¢V^ , y^iilnx, Lmhoy and othi r territories tluMTabouts, above Majjigiiaii in Jiij^oln. Tt4Je. The E.'iroreans drive a link- witii Simboes: but the chief dealing in 6'u»i;» con- fiih ill .S'.zwia-doths, pahii-oil, pa
. A Collection of voyages and travels [microform] : some now first printed from original manuscripts, others now first published in English : in six volumes with a general preface giving an account of the progress of navigation from its first beginning. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. 4Po A Description of. lUiiMir. thither from , Gingns, Jagm, Ca- â¢â¢V^ , y^iilnx, Lmhoy and othi r territories tluMTabouts, above Majjigiiaii in Jiij^oln. Tt4Je. The E.'iroreans drive a link- witii Simboes: but the chief dealing in 6'u»i;» con- fiih ill .S'.zwia-doths, pahii-oil, palmeito- nuts, ;.nd fuLhlike. Formerly they broii^!;hr thence many, and thole very large elc- piunts teeth ; but of late that trade is fallen to notiiing. Thu city 5/. is the ftaple for the Porlngiicje mcrehanis in tiiofe countries, of whom'th-- natives chiclly buy clotlis or painted table-iloths, call'd tif I'crdura blue cans, B:i\ihib or Siir::ts, copper bafons, Ki:giij.'> cloth â , y;reat Sim!' n of , lliefwr, and other incoiiliderable triilfs, as rings, beads and the like. Their wealth confills chiefly in elephants teeth and Simlos, or little in Hi which iii- ( of money. 1 iie citi/A'ns of S>. Siili\!.!'.r amount to forty tiioufand, moll ol tliem ;;liuK- inen and nobles, yet v/retchedly poor: lor among then^ all, you fhall Icarcc find ten or twelve t' at have a golden chain or fmall i'vvcl. However, it may be faid of this kiiigilom o\ Congo in general, tiiat it is very ri.'h, as having lb great a (juantiiy ot me- tals i that tho* they Ihould fjure much to liieir neighbcirs yet there would remain enough to reckon it very wealthy ; as alii) conlidering the incredible ntunber ot ele- ph ints there are in it, whofe teeth may enrich it : likewife tlie civet-eais, whiih are very ntmieious, ami may turn to a good acioiint â , whence it ealy to eoneeive that the prince o. fuch a kingdom â null be very potent
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