Select Specimens of Natural History Collected in Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile. Volume 5.

"Select Specimens of Natural History, Collected in Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile" is a scientific publication written in the late 18th century. This work serves as a comprehensive catalog of the flora and fauna encountered by the author during explorations in Egypt, Arabia, Ab...

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Main Author: Bruce, James, 1730-1794
Format: eBook
Published: Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2018
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Online Access:https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/57962
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