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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.' [‎185] (222/562)

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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thread, or hair-like fibres •, the juice runs out of thefe on cutting, or with a
little handling*, the others which have few or no fibres are much the fined •,
they cut like an apple, but more juicy, and I have feen feme as big as a
large man's fift. The form is oval, and they contain a large kernel /-in a
tough hufk near half as big as. the fruit •, this flone is taken out of the
green ones which are pickled and carried to England. The ripe fruit is.
very wholefome, and except very fine pine apples, is preferable to any in
India i the gentlemen eat little elfe in the hot months, when they are in fea-
fon, if no wine is drank with them, they are apt to throw out trouble-
fome but*'healthful boils.
In the walks at Bengal they have a tall tree, called the ^Fatoon, and which
Captain Birch is faid to have firft brought from England. 7'he leaves are of a
deep fhining green, the lower part rather p.der, where it is ribbed, and undu
lated round the edges. 1 faw no flowers, but the fruit is of the fize, fhape
and colour of an olive ^ it hath a modcrane thin hufk, and contains a kernel,
like that of the date : five or fix grow on the fame pedicle.——Near Calcutta
is a large fpreading tree called the Rujja, which makes a fine appearance
when in full bloom. The natives fay that this, and another near the Dutch
fettlement, are the only two in Bengal-, they pretend likewife that they could
never find the feed, which muft certainly be a miftake, becaufe there is abun
dance, and large. That they could not preferve them may be true, becaufe
the ants and other vermin are exceffively fond of them, fo that you can never
find a pod untouched either by infers within, or ants; Mr. Thomas attended
the tree daily for a confiderable time to procure a whole pod, but in vain.
The bark is brown and rough-, the leaves are a deep green, but bright;
they are pinnated, 4 pair and an odd one, or 5 pair on every pinna; feveral
of thefe grow round every branchy which makes the whole bufhy. The
flower grows out between the lower leaves of the pinnas, on a fliort but
ftrong footftalk ; this divides and fubdivides into a great number, lb as to
make the whole a hemifphere. On the top of each of thefe, is a flower
of a bright crimfon, orange, and different ihades down to yellow ; they
are monopetalous; the cup is about an inch long, divided above in four,
ten ftamina, and one ftyle: they almoft cover the tree, and there is a
long fucceffion of them, but little fmell. The fruit is a pod of the fhapc
and fize of a large garden bean, containing 4 or 5 large flelhy feeds,
which eafily fall in two when dry ; they are brown on the outfide, white
within, nearly fquare, but convex on the fides.
The latter end of Offoher, the Indian inhabitants near Calcutta, were or
dered by the governor and council to remove from the black town, and to
build houfes for themfelves on another fpot, at a greater diftance from the
fort. This was owing to the governor and council's refolution in confequence
of Colonel dive's advice, to enlarge and well fecure Fort William, which
could not be done, whilft the Indian town was Handing. It muft be owned,
that the natives received but a fhort notice to remove themfelves and
families j but certain intelligence having been received, that the country
B b Rajahs,

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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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