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'Observations on the Passage to India, Through Egypt. Also by Vienna through Constantinople to Aleppo, and from thence by Bagdad, and directly across the Great Desert, to Bassora. With Occasional Remarks on the adjacent Countries, an Account of the different Stages, and Sketches of the several Routes on four Copper Plates.' [‎9] (32/360)

The record is made up of 1 volume (270 pages). It was created in 1785. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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obferved, will no longer be troublefome
when he finds that we refrain from
trading, and ftridly confine ourfelves to
fending pacquet boats with letters.
Almost every year fome event occurs
to fhew the neceffity of our being able
to fend pacquets by the Red Sea; of
which I fhall mention a very ftriking
inftance that happened at the conclufion
of the laft war. When the peace was
figned, the news of it was tranfmitted
to India, both acrofs the great defert,
and alfo round the Cape of Good Hope ;
neverthelefs it did not reach Madras
until the end of the month of June.
On the 13th and 25th of that month
there were two engagements by land,
and about the fame time one by fea,
in which there fell eighty officers, and
upwards of two thoufand men. Now
had this paflage to Suez been open at
C that

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Observations on the Passage to India, Through Egypt. Also by Vienna through Constantinople to Aleppo, and from thence by Bagdad, and directly across the Great Desert, to Bassora. With Occasional Remarks on the adjacent Countries, an Account of the different Stages, and Sketches of the several Routes on four Copper Plates , authored by Colonel James Capper, published in London, and printed for W Faden, Geographer to the King, Charing Cross; J Robson, in the New Bond Street; and R Sewell, in Cornhill.

Edition: The third edition, with alterations and additions

Physical Description: initial Roman numeral pagination (i-xxxvi); Octavo.

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1 volume (270 pages)
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There is no contents page or index detailing the arrangement or contents of the volume. A preface precedes the main body of the work.

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Dimensions: 237mm x 157mm.

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