The Cameroons

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DUALA.]

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THE QUAY AT DUALA.]

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LANDING-PLACE AT DUALA.]

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POST OFFICE, DUALA.]

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COURT HOUSE AT DUALA.]

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HOSPITAL AT DUALA.]

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NATIVES’ METAL WORK.]

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THE BÂLE MISSION AT DUALA.]

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WORKSHOP OF THE BÂLE MISSION, DUALA.]

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MANGA BELI’S PALACE, DUALA.]

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THE NATIVE QUARTER, DUALA.]

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BUSINESS OFFICES IN DUALA.]

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NATIVES WOOD CARVING.]

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THE WOERMANN FLOATING DOCK AT DUALA.]

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LANDING JETTY.]

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CONSTRUCTING THE CENTRAL RAILWAY FROM DUALA TO THE NYONG RIVER.]

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VIEW OF THE WURI RIVER AT BONABERI.]

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THE WURI RIVER ABOVE DUALA.]

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ELEPHANT GRASS.]

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BUEA, FORMER SEAT OF THE GERMAN GOVERNMENT OF CAMEROON. GREAT CAMEROON MOUNTAINS IN THE BACKGROUND.]

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VIEW OF BUEA.]

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THE LATE GERMAN GOVERNOR’S PALACE, BUEA.]

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BUEA.]

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ALGAU CATTLE GRAZING NEAR BUEA.]

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GRAZING LAND NEAR BUEA.]

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TOBACCO PLANTATION NEAR BUEA.]

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THE NEW OKOTI CRATER ON THE CAMEROON MOUNTAIN TAKEN FROM THE EAST.]

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FOREST ON THE CAMEROON PEAK, AT AN ELEVATION OF 1,800 METRES.]

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VIEW OF VICTORIA.]

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VICTORIA, WITH THE GREAT CAMEROON MOUNTAIN AND LITTLE CAMEROON MOUNTAIN.]

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VIEW OF AMBAS BAY.]

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STEEP COAST NEAR VICTORIA.]

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BOTANICAL GARDENS, VICTORIA.]

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OFFICE IN THE BOTANICAL GARDENS, VICTORIA.]

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BUILDINGS OF THE VICTORIA CO., VICTORIA.]

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VEGETATION IN THE FOREST.]

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KRIBI, AT THE MOUTH OF THE KRIBI RIVER, THE CHIEF TRADING-PLACE ON THE COAST OF SOUTH CAMEROON.]

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KRIBI.]

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LOW-LYING COAST NEAR KRIBI.]

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MISSION HOUSE AT KRIBI.]

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BOA-CONSTRICTOR.]

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NATIVES OF BULE.]

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MARSHY LAND IN THE OIL-PALM REGION NEAR THE COAST.]

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OIL-PALM IN A MAIZE FIELD.]

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PREPARATION OF PALM-OIL BY NATIVE METHODS.]

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OIL-PALMS.]

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COCOA TREE WITH FRUIT.]

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SEVEN-YEAR-OLD OIL-PALM TREES.]

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THE OIL-PALM. CROWN WITH CLUSTERS OF FRUIT.]

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STATION YARD AT EDEA.]

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THE SANAGA RIVER NEAR EDEA.]

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THE SANAGA RIVER NEAR EDEA.]

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BRIDGE OVER THE SOUTHERN ARM OF THE SANAGA RIVER (DUALA-NYONG RAILWAY).]

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ENTRANCE TO THE FOREST NEAR EDEA.]

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WOERMANN LINE BOATS ON THE SANAGA RIVER.]

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RAPIDS IN THE SANAGA RIVER.]

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MAIZE STORES AT JAUNDE.]

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PARK-LIKE DISTRICT IN A CLEARING OF THE FOREST ON THE EDEA-JAUNDE ROAD.]

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NATIVE SOLDIERS AT JAUNDE.]

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NATIVE TROOPS IN CAMP.]

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NATIVE TROOPS ON ACTIVE SERVICE.]

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NATIVE VILLAGE. GABLED HUTS.]

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ON THE UPPER NYONG RIVER.]

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COLONIAL TROOPS AT A FACTORY ON THE UPPER NYONG RIVER.]

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FERRY BOAT ON THE NYONG RIVER.]

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STEAMER AT THE LANDING-PLACE OF A FACTORY ON THE NYONG RIVER.]

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COLLECTING RUBBER IN THE FOREST.]

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DEHANE RUBBER PLANTATION (NYONG RIVER).]

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DEHANE RUBBER PLANTATION (NYONG RIVER).]

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MANAGER’S HOUSE ON THE DEHANE RUBBER PLANTATION.]

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CLEARING THE GROUND FOR PLANTING RUBBER TREES.]

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GROUND CLEARED FOR PLANTING.]

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MIXED TREES IN A PLANTATION.]

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PAY DAY ON A RUBBER PLANTATION.]

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A PATH THROUGH THE DEHANE PLANTATION ON THE NYONG RIVER.]

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NATIVES WAITING FOR THE DINNER BELL.]

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BANANA TREES ON A RUBBER PLANTATION.]

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A FOUR-YEAR-OLD RUBBER TREE READY FOR TAPPING.]

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NATIVES AT DEHANE.]

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ROLL CALL OF LABOURERS ON A PLANTATION.]

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ELEPHANT GRASS.]

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TAPPING THE RUBBER TREE.]

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SMALL HUTS FOR PATIENTS SUFFERING FROM SLEEPING SICKNESS.]

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FOREST ON THE BANKS OF THE MUNGO RIVER.]

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NATIVE SUSPENSION BRIDGE OVER THE MUNGO RIVER.]

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NATIVE SUSPENSION BRIDGE OVER THE MUNGO RIVER.]

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THE “MUNGO” GERMAN GOVERNMENT STEAMER ON THE RIVER.]

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A TREE TRUNK USED AS A BRIDGE.]

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VILLAGE OF NINONG AT THE WESTERN BASE OF THE MANENGUBA MOUNTAINS.]

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THE ELONG MOUNTAIN IN THE BAMENDA RANGE SEEN FROM THE FOOT OF THE MANENGUBA MOUNTAINS.]

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FOREST ON THE BANKS OF THE CROSS RIVER.]

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FISHING ON THE CROSS RIVER.]

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THE CROSS RIVER AT NSSANAKANG.]

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FACTORY ON THE CROSS RIVER FOR TRADING WITH THE NATIVES.]

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BANANA TREES NEAR OSSIDINGE.]

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A VILLAGE IN KEAKALAND, OSSIDINGE.]

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HEAD-DRESS AND TRIBAL MARKS OF KEAKA WOMEN.]

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NATIVE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS IN KEAKALAND.]

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CARAVAN CROSSING THE NDI RIVER, NEAR FONTSCHANDA.]

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TYPICAL VEGETATION.]

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A PALM GROVE.]

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A SUSPENSION BRIDGE.]

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A SUSPENSION BRIDGE.]

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SUSPENSION BRIDGE OVER THE FI, NEAR TINTO.]

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FUMBAN IN BAMUM.]

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NATIVE MARKET AT BAMUM. PROVISIONS AND KOLO NUTS BEING SOLD.]

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NDJOIA, SULTAN OF BAMUM, BETWEEN TWO WAR DRUMS, AT FUMBAN.]

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SULTAN OF BAMUM WITH THE CAPTAINS OF HIS TROOPS.]

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MADE BY THE NATIVES OF BAMUM.]

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TRIAL FIELD FOR COTTON AND TOBACCO AT THE GOVERNMENT STATION, FUMBAN, BAMUM.]

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BAMUM. NOTE THE FRIEZE OF ANIMALS UNDER THE GRASS ROOF.]

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STREET SCENE IN BAMUM.]

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STREET SCENE IN BAMUM.]

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STREET SCENE IN BAMUM.]

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A HOUSE IN BAMUM.]

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A STREET IN THE WOMEN’S QUARTER.]

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COTTON FIELD NEAR BAMUM.]

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DRACÆNA, THE FETISH TREES OF WEST AFRICA.]

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MARKET-PLACE AT BANJO, WITH THE BANJO MOUNTAINS IN THE DISTANCE.]

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THE “MALAM” OF BANJO IN HAUSA STATE COSTUME.]

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BANJO, A SETTLEMENT IN THE INTERIOR.]

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VEGETATION IN THE FOREST.]

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THE “ISLAND” MOUNTAIN DISTRICT IN NORTH ADAMAUA BETWEEN NTEM AND THE RIBÄU SLOPE ON THE BANJO ROAD.]

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GRANITE MOUNTAIN IN CENTRAL CAMEROON.]

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SUDAN NATIVES OF CENTRAL CAMEROON. WUTE NATIVES IN WAR COSTUME.]

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WAR GAMES OF THE WUTE NATIVES.]

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WOMAN OF THE WUTE TRIBE.]

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WOMAN OF THE WUTE TRIBE.]

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SUDAN NATIVES IN CENTRAL CAMEROON. WUTE ARCHERS.]

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SUDAN NATIVES IN CENTRAL CAMEROON. WUTES WITH THEIR WAR DRUMS.]

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HUMP-BACKED CATTLE OF ADAMAUA.]

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HUMP-BACKED CATTLE OF ADAMAUA.]

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THE FARO ABOVE TSCHAMBA.]

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CARAVAN TRAVELLING--RESTING.]

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KUMBO HIGHLANDS ON THE WAY TO LAKE MAUWE, BETWEEN BAKUMBI AND BANKA.]

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KUMBO HIGHLANDS BETWEEN BANKA AND LAKE MAUWE.]

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THE REMAINS OF A VOLCANO IN THE KUMBO HIGHLANDS.]

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FOREST IN THE HIGHLANDS.]

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CHANGE FROM FOREST TO GRASS COUNTRY ON THE BROKEN EDGE OF THE INNER HIGHLANDS NEAR FONTEM.]

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CULTIVATED PORTIONS OF GRASS COUNTRY.]

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TYPICAL GRASS COUNTRY IN BAFU-FONDONG, ON THE GREAT DSCHANG-BAMENDA ROAD.]

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WOMEN WORKING IN THE FIELDS IN THE GRASS COUNTRY, NORTH-WEST CAMEROON.]

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DEATH DANCE OF THE NATIVES NEAR DSCHANG.]

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THE CHIEF BAFU-FONDONG ON HIS THRONE.]

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TATOOED FONDONG NEGRO.]

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A CHIEF’S WIFE IN THE GRASS COUNTRY.]

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PARASITES ON A TREE, NEAR THE GRASS COUNTRY.]

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BALI NEGRESS IN THE GRASS COUNTRY.]

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MBO, A FORTIFIED STATION NEAR THE GRASS COUNTRY.]

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KUSSERI, A FORTIFIED STATION IN NORTH CAMEROON.]

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THE RESIDENT’S HOUSE AT KUSSERI.]

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MECCA PILGRIMS AT KUSSERI.]

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LOG PATH THROUGH A SWAMP.]

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HORSEMEN IN NORTH CAMEROON.]

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VIEW OF ELEPHANT LAKE.]

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VILLAGE OF KILGRIM IN THE MANDARA MOUNTAINS.]

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THE LAGONE RIVER AT MUSGUM.]

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CARAVAN CROSSING A RIVER.]

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NJOJA, WITH HIS WIVES AND CHILDREN, SITTING IN FRONT OF HIS PALACE.]

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BAKWIRI WOMEN AND CHILDREN DANCING.]

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THE HEAD CHIEF BALWEN IN HIS WAR COSTUME.]

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CHIEFTAIN IN GALA ATTIRE.]

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HAUSA GIRL AT A SPRING.]

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NATIVES OF NORTH CAMEROON.

1. The “Lamido” of Banjo (Fullah).

2. Hausa Traders.

3. Arab from Lake Chad.]

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DENG-DENG, A SETTLEMENT IN THE INTERIOR.]

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DIKOA, A SETTLEMENT IN THE INTERIOR.]

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EBOLOWA, A SETTLEMENT IN THE INTERIOR.]

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FLOODS NEAR SSIGAL.]

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SULTAN OF NGAUMDERE WITH HIS BODYGUARD.]

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MARKET AT NGAUMDERE.]

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MAIN BUILDINGS OF THE BIBUNDI PLANTATION.]

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BUNGALOW ON THE BIBUNDI PLANTATION.]

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PLANTATION IN FULL BEARING.]

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BAIA YOUTHS.]

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BAIA WOMEN.]

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DEAD ELEPHANT.]

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WALRUS.]

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A HAUSA VILLAGE.]

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A NATIVE VILLAGE. MUSGUM HUTS.]

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A NATIVE VILLAGE. HUTS WITH CONE-SHAPED ROOFS.]

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CARAVAN TRAVELLING. HIRING CARRIERS.]

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RUBBER CARAVAN.]

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IVORY CARAVAN.]

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SCENE AT AN IVORY FACTORY.]

[Illustration: PLATE 185.

WEIGHING THE IVORY.]

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FACTORY IN THE INTERIOR OF SOUTH CAMEROON.]

[Illustration: PLATE 187.

ROLL-CALL OF LABOURERS.]

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BRIDGING OVER A RAVINE.]

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SAWING WOOD.]

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NJEM WOMAN, SOUTH CAMEROON.]

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PROW OF A WAR CANOE.]

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DENSITY OF THE POPULATION.]

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FLORA.]

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FAUNA.]

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RIVER BASINS.]

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IVORY DISTRICTS.]

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CHART SHOWING ENTRANCE TO DUALA FROM THE SEA.]

[Illustration: PLATE 198.

HAUSA TERRITORY.]

[Illustration: PROFILE OF CAMEROON.

Profil I. Von Kribi über Lomle nach Wesso am Ssanga.

Profil II. Von Lomic über Kunde-Ngaumdere-Garua zum Tschad.

Profil III. Durch das Mandara-Gebirge zum Logone.

Profil IV. Durch die Massivregion von Adamaua von W. nach O. zum Benuë-und Kebbi-Gneisland.

Profil V. Vom Kamerunberg über Tinto und das Kumbohochland nach Garua.

I. From Kribi through Lomie to Wesso on the Ssanga.

II. From Lomie through Kunde, Ngaumdere, Garua to Tschad.

III. Through the Mandara Mountains to the Logone.

IV. Through the Peak Region from Adamaua in the W. to Benue and Kebbi Gneiss Region in the E.

V. From Cameroon Mountain through Tinto and the Kumbo Highlands to Garua.]

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CAMEROON.]

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A. F. CALVERT’S MAP OF CAMEROON.]