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CONTENTS. 
BOOK I. 
DISCOVERIES AND TRAVELS IN THE INTERIOR OF AFRICA. 
CHAPTER I. 
DISCOVERIES OF THE PORTUGUESE, AND TRAVELS IN 
CONGO. 
Early Voyages along the Western Coast. — Prester John. 
— Establishment at Arguin. — Expedition to the Sene- 
gal. — Early Accounts of Tombuctoo and Jenne. — 
Discovery of, and Voyage up the Congo, by Diego 
Cam. — Conversion of the Monarch to Christianity. — 
Missions to the Upper Part of the Congo. — Batta. — 
Pango. — Sundi. — Essen o. — Concobelia. — Mission to 
Matamba ; Zingha.— To Maopougo. — Voyage of Car- 
li Of Merolla.— -Of Battel— De Grandpres Ac- 
count of the present State of Congo. — Descriptions, 
by various Authors, of the Origin and Course of the 
Congo, - - Page 48 
CHAPTER II. 
DISCOVERIES OF THE FRENCH. 
French African Companies. — Jannequin. — First Voyage 
of Brue ; the Siratik* — Second voyage of Brue ; Dal- 
lam ; Accounts of Bambarra and Tombuctoo. — -Third 
voyage of Brue; the Gum trade. — Compagnon ; 
Barabouk ; its Gold mines.- — Adanson. — Saugnier, 146 
CHAPTER III. 
EARLY DISCOVERIES OF THE ENGLISH. 
First Voyages to the Senegal and Gambia. — Plans for 
penetrating to Tombuctoo. — Thompson. — Jobson. — 
Vermuyden. — Stibbs. — Job- Ben-Solomon Moore, 2 10 
CHAPTER IV. 
TRAVELS IN THE SAHARA, OR GREAT DESERT. 
General View of the G reat Desert. — Adventures of Saug- t 
nier.— The Mon sel em ines. — The M on gear ts. — Brisson. 
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