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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.' [‎43] (70/562)

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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credibly Informed, that when the late Commodore Lijles, executors fold his .J ,
colleftion of fhells by audion, one of our modern curioft gave feveral pounds
Iterling for a fhell of this fpecies.
As no country in the world abounds more, with fnakes than the Eaft Indies^
I fa all here fubjoin a defcription or their fevs-ral fpecies, fo far as they
came within my view, or Mr. Thvmas's obfervation.—The Covra Capella y
which has teeth exaftly refembling thofe of the rattle-fnake mentioned by Dr.
Mead. I have feen them from four to eight or nine feet long; they kill whom-
foever they bite in 15 minutes. There are many of them to be met with at Cud-
ddlore. The Covra Manilla, is a fmall bluifh fnake of the fize of a man's little
finder', and about a foot long, often feen about old walls: A fpecies of thefe at
Bombay kill with their bite much fooner than even the Covra Capella above
mentioned.— The Palmira is a very thin beautiful fnake, of different colours;
its head is like that of the common viper, but much thicker than the body.
I faw one that was four feet long, and not much larger than a fwan's quill.—
The Green fnake is of a very bright green colour, with a fliarp head; towards
the tail it is fmaller than in the middle; The largeft part of it is no bigger
than a common tobacco-pipe.—The Sand inake is Imall and fhort, but not
lefs deadly than the others.—The Covra de Aurellia is not unlike an earth
worm ; it is about fix inches long, and no bigger than a fmall crow-quill.—
This kills by getting into the ear, and caufing madnefs, &c. —The 1 Manilla
Bomho is a beautiful fnake of almoft the fame fize throughout its whole
length, except at the two ends, where it comes to a point. It is white under
the belly, but is finely variegated ■ on the back. It lives in the fand, and
(they fay) ftings with the tail, which caufes contradions of the joints,
Durino; my fray at Bombay two fleets of country veflels came into the bay :
One of them belonged to the Nanna or prince of the Mahorattas, the other to
Monaree Angria, the brother of Angria the pirate. Thefe veflels were not
unlike the tartans of the Mediterranean, only a great deal lower; they
tarried two nuns in their bow, and vaft numbers of men. Their mufic was
a plain brafs r tube, fhaped like a trumpet at both ends, and about ten feet in
length • and a kind of drum called a Tomicm, being a fkin ftretched out on a
large ihallow brafs-pan, on which they ftruck with two large (ticks, and
made an amazing noife. Each fleet confilled of about 30 lail; but among
Monavee Angria's there were two ketches, which they Called Grabs. Our
'Eaft India company had here one fhip of 40 guns; one of 20; one Grab Shallow vessel with a projecting bow. ot
18 guns, and ieveral other veflels; more alfo weie building.
The merchants keep their accounts here in rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. ^ pice, and nominal rays.
One hundred rays make a quarter of a rupee.
A 36 ihilling piece exchanges for 16 4: rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. ,
A guinea — — — for 9 rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. .
An Englijh crown — —for i rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. and G double pice,
A S-panifh dollar — — for 2 ditto and 3 ditto. ^
Eightyjpatf make a rupee,
G 2 In

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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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