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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.' [‎36v] (69/330)

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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36 a journey from india,
are perfeftly fatisfied; and indeed, though
their food is fo fimple, they have, gene-
rally fpeaking, twice the ftrength of
Europeans, and are able to endure much
more fatigue.
The ftreets in this city are fo extremely
narrow, as frequently to admit only one
horfe at a time; added to which, they are
in many parts fo very rough as to make it
difficult for horfes to pafs.
Here is a Roman Catholic Church, a
tolerably good building; and the people
of that perfuafion are not in the leaft mo-
lefted.
Every perfon wears the drefs of the
country, particularly muftaches. I met
here with the famous Armenian J oseph
E min , who had been many years in Eng
land, and has lately publilhed, in the
Englilh language, his travels and adven
tures, written by himfelt. He propofe
going with his Ion to B engal , and thence
lk> take him to E ngland. I made him
an

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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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Dimensions: 213mm x 124mm

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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.' [‎36v] (69/330), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, ORW.1986.a.2736, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023881432.0x000046> [accessed 19 April 2024]

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