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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.' [30] (55/562)
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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J'heTengthTf their nails, and the blacknefs of their teeth both wh.ch they
are very careful of preferving. They reckon one a mark of beauty the other
of a good family. White teeth are held m fuch d.fefteem with them, that
thev make ufe of an artificial enamel on purpofe to blacken them; they fay
" white teeth are only fit for dogs and monkeys." And a fnghttul length of
nails in their opinion, proves them to be well defcended, as it mamfeftly Ihews
that'they have not been accuftomed to do fervile offices.
I ftiall clofe the account of the feveral Indian cap, with an incident,
of which I was an eye-witnefs during my (lay zt hort St. David. One
day, in company with Mr. Doidge, the admirals fecretary, I was obl.ged
to ao from the fort to the town of Cuddalore on fome bufinefs, relative
to the hofpital. In pafllng the ferry, we mixed with a conliderable num
ber of Indians, but of what cafi or tribe we did not learn One ot the men
who was with us in the boat, chanced to have in his hand a muiical inuru-
ment of the country, which differed very little from a common flute. Mr.
Doidge held out his hand to the Indian in a manner which exprefied his defire
of playing upon it, and he with the greateft eafe and politenefs delivered the
inftrument to my companion-, who atcer looking at it a little while, put it to
his lips, and blew upon it, and then returned it to the owner-, who, with
rrreat gravity and unconcern immediately threw it into the river. We were
botji amazed at this ftrange conduct of the Indian, till we got to Cuddalore\
where we learned from one of our countrymen, that he was one of thofe cafts,
which looked upon the flute as contaminated by Mr. Doidge, and therefore,
by the laws and cuftoms of his tribe, he could ufe it no more.
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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.
- Extent and format
- 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).
- Physical characteristics
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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- W 4137
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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.'
- Pages
- 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
- Author
- Ives, Edward
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