LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. 



1 . The Victoria Falls of the Leeambye or Zambesi River Frontispiece. 



2. Author's Portrait To face page 1 



3. The Missionary's Escape from the Lion — 13 



4. The Hopo, or Trap for driving Game — 2b 



5. The Pit at the extremity of the Hopo — 27 



0. Bakalahari Women filling their Egg-shells and Water-skins at a? Pool 



in the Desert — 51 



7. Hottentots. — Women returning from the Water, and Men around a 



dead Hartebeeste — 56 



8. Lake Ngami, discovered by Oswell, Murray, and Livingstone .... — 66 



9. New African Antelopes (Poku and Leche) — 71 



10. Three Lions attempting to drag down a Buffalo — 140 



11. Buffalo Cow defending her Calf — 142 



12. Mopane or Bauhinia Leaves, with the Insect and its edible Secretions .. .. 164 



1 3. Presentation at Court (to Mosilikatse) of two successful young Lion- 



hunters — 171 



14. Egyptian Pestle and Mortar, Sieves, Corn-vessels, and Kilt 195 



15. A BatokaHoe 198 



16. A new or striped variety of Eland, found north of Sesheke .. .. — 210 



17. Bechuana Reed-Dance by Moonlight — 225 



18. Mode in which the female Hippopotamus carries her Calf while young — 242 



19. Reception of the Mission by Shinte — 291 



20. The Marimba, or Musical Instrument of the Balonda 293 



21. Shell, and Ornament made of its end 300 



22. River Scenery on the West Coast — 332 



23. Seed-vessel of the Grapple-plant 346 



24. Bashinje Chief's mode of wearing the Hair 36. > 



25. Scene in Angola. — The Angolese Palanquin under a Baobab and 



Euphorbias — 374 



26. Scene at a Sleeping-place in Angola ■ — 380 



27. St. Paul de Loanda.— The Fort of San Miguel on the right .... — 394 



28. Ancient Spinning and Weaving, perpetuated in Africa at the present 



day. — From Wilkinson's ' Ancient Egyptians ' 400 



29. Double-handled Angola Hoe 408 



30. Group of Native Women under the Mokolane Palms — 412 



31. A few of the Rocks of Pungo Andongo 420 



32-34. Londa Ladies' modes of wearing the Hair 449, 450 



35. A young Man's fashion 451 



36. An African Chief 's notion of Dignity 481 



37. Boat capsized by a Hippopotamus robbed of her young — 498 



38. Bashukulompo mode of wearing the Hair 557 



39. Female Elephant pursued with Javelins, protecting her young . . . . — 562 



40. Coins of Faustina the Elder and Septimius Severus 564 



41. Ideal Section across South Central Africa — 569 



42. The Tsetse 571 



43. The Travelling Procession interrupted — 588 



44. The Buaze 646 



45. The Kumbanzo Leaves, Pods, and Seeds 648 



46. Map of South Africa ) T1 . .,, .. ,, , 



i„ tit /.t^ t. ■ , ^ f John Arrowsmith At the end. 



47. Map of Dr. Livingstones Route .. J 



