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== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_73521" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_73521" /> == | ||
<p> 5,000), a French [[Colony]] in W. | <p> 5,000), a French [[Colony]] in W. Africa fronting the Atlantic, between the [[Cameroon]] country and the [[Congo]] State, and stretching inland as far as the head-waters of the Congo River; in the NW. is the great [[Gaboon]] estuary, 40 m. long and 10 broad at its mouth, with Libreville on its N. bank; along the coast the climate is hot and unhealthy, but it improves inland; the natives belong to the [[Bantu]] stock; the French settled in it first in 1842, but only since the explorations of De [[Brazza]] in 1876-86 have they begun to extend and colonise it. </p> | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:23, 15 October 2021
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [1]
5,000), a French Colony in W. Africa fronting the Atlantic, between the Cameroon country and the Congo State, and stretching inland as far as the head-waters of the Congo River; in the NW. is the great Gaboon estuary, 40 m. long and 10 broad at its mouth, with Libreville on its N. bank; along the coast the climate is hot and unhealthy, but it improves inland; the natives belong to the Bantu stock; the French settled in it first in 1842, but only since the explorations of De Brazza in 1876-86 have they begun to extend and colonise it.
