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The Victoria Falls of the Leeambye or Zambesi River . Frontispiece 
Author’s Portrait . To face page 1 
The Missionary’s Escape from the Lion . 
The Hopo, or Trap for driving Game . 
The Pit at the extremity of the Hopo . 
Bakalahari Women filling their Egg-shells and Water-skins at a Pool 
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Hottentots. — Women returning from the Water, and Men around a 
dead Hai’tebeeste. 
Lake Ngami, discovered by Oswell, Murray, and Livingstone .. 
New African Antelopes (Poku and Leche) .. .. . 
Three Lions attempting to drag down a Buffalo .. .. .. 
Buffalo Cow defending her Calf . 
Mopane or Bauhinia Leaves, with the Insect and its edible Secretions 
Presentation at Court (to Mosilikatse) of two successful young Lion- 
hunters . 
Egyptian Pestle and Mortar, Sieves, Corn-vessels, and Kilt 
A Batoka Hoe . 
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A new or striped variety of Eland, found north of Sesheke .. .. — 210 .rC) 
Bechuana Reed-Dance by Moonlight. — 225 
Mode in which the female Hippopotamus carries her Calf while young — 242 
Reception of the Mission by Shinte.. •• •• — 291 
The Marimba, or Musical Instrument of the Balonda ..293 
Shell, and Ornament made of its end .. .. ..300 
River Scenery on the West Coast . — 332 
Seed-vessel of the Grapple-plant .346 
Bashinje Chief’s mode of wearing the Hair.365 
Scene in Angola. — The Angolese Palanquin under a Baobab and 
Scene at a Sleeping-place in Angola. — 380 
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 v/ith 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 ..1 Ai-mvsmith. At the end. 
47. Map of Dr. Livingstone s Route .. ) 
