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'Travels from India to England : comprehending a visit to the Burman Empire, and a journey through Persia, Asia Minor, European Turkey, &c., in the years 1825-26, by James Edward Alexander' [74] (127/412)
The record is made up of 1 volume (316 pages). It was created in 1866. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: Printed Collections.
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74 BURMAN EMPIRE.
people with every facility. It was accordingly arranged that Captain
Campbell, second assistant to the mission (who had just arrived at
Bombay), and myself should follow the Envoy in company.
The Honourable Company's cruizer Palinurus was ordered to pre
pare for a voyage to the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, to carry the overland des
patches announcing the conclusion of peace with the Burmese and
the fall of Bhurtpore, and Captain Campbell and myself were kindly
offered a passage by the captain. Having only a day's notice to
prepare for my journey, it may easily be supposed that I was in a
state of considerable confusion ; but by great exertions I completed
my arrangements, and embarked on the 26th of April.* We weighed
at four p.m., stood out of the Bay, and soon lost sight of the
shores of India.
'Tis a long and last adieu I bid thee, sunny land.
Farewell for ever to thee, and to thy golden strand ;
Along thy bright and sacred streams I never more will stray ;
From thy spicy gales and groves of palm I hasten far away.
Land of the sun, I leave thee; but I leave thee not with pain;
Thy luxuries and splendours lost I count exceeding gain.
Though thy dark-eyed maids, with raven locks, I never more shall view,
Again I bid thee, India , a long and last adieu.
I've
* Besides being obliged to submit to the disappointment of not seeing the classic
land of Egypt, I was obliged to forego the pleasure of meeting an only brother, Lieut.
John Alex. Henderson, 4th Light Dragoons. Having not seen him for five years, I
had come round from Calcutta to wait his arrival from England in the May fleet: he
arrived a few days after I quitted Bombay.
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Travels from India to England : comprehending a visit to the Burman Empire, and a journey through Persia, Asia Minor, European Turkey, &c., in the years 1825-26, by James Edward Alexander.
Publication Details: London : Parbury, Allen & Co., 1827.
Ownership: With stamps of the 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. Library.
There are numerous illustrations, maps and plates.
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- 1 volume (316 pages)
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There is a table of content at the beginning of the volume, detailing the arrangement of contents and page references and illustrations (pages xi-xvi).
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Dimensions: 270 mm x 220 mm.
Pagination: initial Roman numeral pagination (i-xv); (1-301).
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- IOL.1947.b.134
- Title
- 'Travels from India to England : comprehending a visit to the Burman Empire, and a journey through Persia, Asia Minor, European Turkey, &c., in the years 1825-26, by James Edward Alexander'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:v-v, 1:20, 1:14, 14a:14d, 15:22, 22a:22d, 23:32, 32a:32d, 33:40, 40a:40d, 41:76, 76a:76d, 77:126, 126a:126d, 127:136, 136a:136d, 137:140, 140a:140f, 141:154, 154a:154d, 155:178, 178a:178d, 179:190, 190a:190d, 191:200, 200a:200d, 201:238, 238a:238d, 239:254, 254a:254d, 255:293, 293a, 294, 294a, 295, 295a, 296, 296a, 297, 297a, 298, 298a, 299, 299a, 300, 300a, 301:302, vi-r:viii-v, back-i
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- Alexander, Sir James Edward
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