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The record is made up of 1 volume (277 pages). It was created in 1799. 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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1(5 a journey from india,
the dates would not thrive, as they re-
qiiii : e much moifture.
After we had paffed through the plan-
tation, we entered fome villages on the
7 O
edge of the Defert, beyond which neither
trees nor other vegetation were to be
feen. All our proipecl confilted of a
burning defert covered with a cruft of
fait, making a noife under the feet fimi-
lar to that caufed by walking on frozen
fnow.
"Without being on Ihore in the middle
of the day, and at the feafon nenr Mid-
fummer, a flranger to this country could
not pofsibly form any idea of the heat
upon the Defert. The bare feet of an
European would be bliflered in a mo
ment, and I felt fome inconvenience to
mine, even through a pair of ftrong
boots.
The houfes here are built of clay, and
covered with the leaves of the date-tree.
2 - The

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Journey from India, towards England, in the Year 1797; by a Route Commonly Called Over-land, through Countries Not Much Frequented, and Many of them Hitherto Unknown to Europeans, Particularly between the Rivers Euphrates and Tigris, through Curdistan, Diarbek, Armenia, and Natolia, in Asia; and through Romalia, Bulgaria, Wallachia, Transylvania, &c.in Europe. Illustrated by a Map and Other Engravings .

Author: John Jackson, FSA.

Publication details: London: T Cadell, Junior and W Davies, Strand.

Physical Description: intial roman numeral pagination, i-xvi; octavo.

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'Journey from India, towards England, in the Year 1797; by a Route Commonly Called Over-land, through Countries Not Much Frequented, and Many of them Hitherto Unknown to Europeans, Particularly between the Rivers Euphrates and Tigris, through Curdistan, Diarbek, Armenia, and Natolia, in Asia; and through Romalia, Bulgaria, Wallachia, Transylvania, &c.in Europe. Illustrated by a Map and Other Engravings.'
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