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11 A nemo Account
Muxadabaud is but Miles from it, a
Place of much greater Antiquity, and the
Mogul has a Mint there; but the ancient
Name of Muxadabaud is changed for Rajah-
mal, for above a Century. It was, in for
mer Times, the greateft Place of Trade and
Commerce on the Ganges> but now its Trade
and Grandeur adorns Cajfembazaar.
About forty or fifty Miles to the Eaft-
ward of Rajahmal, on another Chanel of the
Ganges, is Maldo, a large Town, well inha
bited and frequented by Merchants, and the
Englifh and ^Dutch had Fadories there, but
whether they are continued ftill, I know not.
Tat an a is the next Town frequented by
Europeans, where the Engltjh and Dutch
have Fadories for Salt-petre and raw Silk. It
produces alfo fo much Opium, that it ferves
all the Countries in India with that Com
modity. It is the Place of Refidence of the
Prince of Bengal, who is always of the Blood
Royal. The Town is large, but the FJoufes
built at fome Diftance from one another.
The Country is pleafant and fruitful; and
the Town lies in 26 Degrees of Latitude to
the Northward of the TFquator.
Bannaras lies about 100 Miles farther up
the River, celebrated for its Santlity by all
Perfons over India, where 'Paganifm pre
vails. Flere are Seminaries and Univerfities
for the Education of Youth, and to initiate
them into the Myfteries of their Religion.
Aurengzeb retrained the Prieils from (hew
ing the Madnefs of their Zeal, for they found
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A New Account of the East-Indies: Being the Observations and Remarks of Capt. Alexander Hamilton Who resided in those Parts from the Year 1688, to 1723, Trading and Travelling, by Sea and Land, to most of the countries and Islands of Commerce and Navigation, between the Cape of Good-Hope, and the Island of Japan. The Second Edition. Volume II. By Alexander Hamilton.

Publication Details: Printed for A. Bettesworth and C. Hitch, London, 1739.

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'A New Account of the East-Indies: Being the Observations and Remarks of Capt. Alexander Hamilton who resided in those parts from the Year 1688, to 1723, Trading and Travelling, by Sea and Land, to most of the countries and Islands of Commerce and Navigation, between the Cape of Good-Hope, and the Island of Japan. The Second Edition. Volume II.'
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front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1:8, 3:26, 26a:26b, 27:56, 56a:56b, 57:94, 94a:94b, 95:126, 126a:126b, 127:156, 156a:156b, 157:160, 160a:160b, 161:176, 176a:176b, 177:216, 216a:216b, 217:230, 230a:230b, 231:234, 234a:234b, 235:252, 252a:252b, 253:258, 258a:258b, 259:310, 1:10, ii-r:ii-v, back-i
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Hamilton, Alexander
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