Angola and the River Congo. vol. II

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Author

Monteiro, Joachim John, 1833-1878

Title

Angola and the River Congo, vol. 2

Original Publication

United Kingdom: Macmillan and Co.,1875.

Credits

Peter Becker and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

DT: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Africa

Subject

Angola -- Social life and customs -- 19th century

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 68176

Release Date

May 26, 2022

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.ANGOLA AND THE RIVER CONGO.
2. 2.Untitled
3. 3.CONTENTS.
4. 4.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
5. 5.CHAPTER I. COUNTRY FROM AMBRIZ TO LOANDA—MOSSULO—LIBONGO—BITUMEN—RIVER DANDE—RIVER BENGO—QUIFANDONGO.
6. 6.CHAPTER II. CITY OF LOANDA—NATIVES—SLAVERY—CONVICTS—THEATRE AND MORALS.
7. 7.CHAPTER III. DIVISION OF ANGOLA—WRETCHED PAY OF OFFICIALS—ABUSES BY AUTHORITIES—EVILS OF HIGH IMPORT DUTIES—SILVER MINES OF CAMBAMBE—JOURNEY TO CAMBAMBE—EXPLORATION—VOLCANIC ROCKS—HORNBILL—THE PLANTAIN-EATER—HYENAS.
8. 8.CHAPTER IV. PROVINCE OF CAZENGO—GOLUNGO ALTO—GOLD—WILD COFFEE—IRON SMELTING—FORMER MISSIONARIES—CUSTOMS—NATIVES—PRODUCTIONS.
9. 9.CHAPTER V. RIVER QUANZA—CALUMBO—BRUTO—MUXIMA—MASSANGANO—DONDO—FALLS OF CAMBAMBE—DANCES—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS—QUISSAMA—LIBOLLO.
10. 10.CHAPTER VI. COUNTRY SOUTH OF THE RIVER QUANZA—CASSANZA—NOVO REDONDO—CELIS—CANNIBALS—LIONS—HOT SPRINGS—BEES—EGITO—SCORPIONS—RIVER ANHA—CATUMBELLA.
11. 11.CHAPTER VII. TOWN OF BENGUELLA—SLAVE-TRADE—MUNDOMBES—CUSTOMS—COPPER—HYENAS—MONKEYS—COPPER DEPOSIT—GYPSUM—HORNBILLS—BIRDS—FISH—LIONS.
12. 12.CHAPTER VIII. COUNTRY BETWEEN BENGUELLA AND MOSSAMEDES—MOSSAMEDES—CURIOUS DEPOSITS OF WATER—HYENAS—WELWITSCHIA MIRABILIS—MIRAGE.
13. 13.CHAPTER IX. CLIMATE—COOKERY—DRUNKENNESS—FEVER—NATIVE TREATMENT—ULCERS—SMOKING WILD-HEMP—NATIVE REMEDIES.
14. 14.CHAPTER X. CUSTOMS—BURIAL—WHITE ANT—WASPS—FRUITS—SCENTS—SPITTING-SNAKE—SCARABÆUS—LEMUR.
15. 15.CHAPTER XI. CONCLUSION.
16. 16.APPENDIX.
17. 17.INDEX. — Transcriber’s Notes

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