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'A voyage from England to India, in the year 1754, and an historical narrative of the operations of the squadron and army in India, under the command of Vice-Admiral Watson and Colonel Clive, in the years 1755, 1756, 1757 ... Also a journey from Persia to England by an unusual route. With an appendix, containing an account of the diseases prevalent in Admiral Watson's squadron, etc.' [11] (24/562)
The record is made up of 1 volume (518 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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CONTENTS.
Xi
Chap. VIII. The author is obliged to perform quarantine in the Lazaretto at Leghorn.
Receives a letter from Mr. Doidge, giving an account of his party's proceedings.
Occurrences and obfervations at Leghorn. Journey to Plfa^ Lucca, Borgiana, and
Florence. Defcription of this laft place; of the Great Duke's palace of Piti'f, of
the famous gallery of the old palace, and the feveral chambers of curiofities; of the
chapel of St, Laurence^ baptiftry, library, &c. &c. Journey to Bologna, Ferrara,
Padua and Venice. — — — — P- 393»
Chap. IX. Defcription of Venice. Journey from thence to Vicenza, Verona, Borgetto,
Trent and Infpruck. Defcription of the city of Infpruck. Occurrences from thence
to Augjhurgh and Franckfort. PalTage down the Rhine to Cologne. Journey from that
city to Cleves and Nimeguen; and paffage afterwards to Rotterdam and Helvoetjluys.
Arrival in England. — — — .— p. 418^
APPENDIX. •
N®. 1.. Medical and Chfrurgical Obfervations. — — p. 443,
\
N®. II. IndianTrzzs, Shrubs, Plants^ and Medicines, — ^p. 456,
N 0 . III. An Account of the Difeafes incident to contained in a letter from
an ingenious phyfician who refided feverai years in that fettlement. p. 498,
E R R A T A.
Page 14. line 25. for Tahularia, read Tubularia —P. 22. after copper-coin, add 2'].—'?. 28,
for Chezvons r. Chezvous .—P . 50. I. 2. for 8. r. 3 pagodas : 1; 26, after 6 fanams, add for
the fet—P. 60. 1. 15. f or behind, r. before; and I. 16.for fore-parts, r. hind-parts.—P. 71,
1. 9. dele ftaff.—P. 235. 1. 30. dele or | of and add for. —P. 248. 1. 15./or firings r. (lings.—.
P. 279. add the following note, to be conneSled 'with the word fpits, 1. 33. It afterwards appeared
that this was the beginning of a confumption, of which he died in England, 24 December 1761.
—-L. 35. for Ghee, r. Jee, —P. 297.1, lo.for 50. r. 10.—P. 331.1. 10. for coffee-fkins, r. coffee,
(kins.—P. 363, laft 1. for were, r. and.—P. 406. for VelociSj r. Veloces,—P. 445. 1. 21, for
104, r. 344,—P. 481.1. 20. /we carved, r. curved.
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A voyage from England to India, in the year 1754, and an historical narrative of the operations of the squadron and army in India, under the command of Vice-Admiral Watson and Colonel Clive, in the years 1755, 1756, 1757 ... Also a journey from Persia to England by an unusual route. With an appendix, containing an account of the diseases prevalent in Admiral Watson's squadron, etc.
Publication Details: London : Printed for Edward and Charles Dilly, 1773.
Ownership: With stamps of the India Board and India Board Library.
There are numerous illustrations and two maps in the volume:
- a copy of a large folded map at the beginning of the volume, 'A Map of India together with a chart of the Indien Seas, to which the operations of Admiral Watson's Squadron were principally confined; and shewing the passages made by Commodore James from Madrass to Bombay in the years 1754 & 1755 ... By Thomas Kitchin, Hydrographer to his Majesty';
- a map of the route from the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. in Basra to Latakia, Syria, on the Mediterranean Coast 'Mr Ives's Route from Bassora to Latichea.
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- 1 volume (518 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 (pages viii-xi) and a 'Table of Coins and Monies' (page xii).
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Dimensions: 280 mm x 220 mm.
Pagination: initial Roman numeral pagination (i-xii); (1-506).
Condition: there is a large folded map, unfolding can be difficult withouth risk of tears.
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- 'A voyage from England to India, in the year 1754, and an historical narrative of the operations of the squadron and army in India, under the command of Vice-Admiral Watson and Colonel Clive, in the years 1755, 1756, 1757 ... Also a journey from Persia to England by an unusual route. With an appendix, containing an account of the diseases prevalent in Admiral Watson's squadron, etc.'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1, 1a:1d, 2:12, 1:32, 32a:32b, 33:44, 44a:44b, 45:80, 80a:80b, 81:84, 84a:84b, 85:86, 86a:86b, 87:88, 88a:88b, 89:224, 224a:224b, 225:230, 230a:230b, 231:278, 278a:278b, 279:288, 288a:288b, 289:292, 292a:292b, 293:298, 298a:298b, 299:318, 318a:318b, 319:364, 364a:364b, 365:506, ii-r:ii-v, back-i
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- Ives, Edward
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