!['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.' [‎215] (252/562)](https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100023510961.0x000001/W 4137_0252.jp2/full/!1200,1200/0/default.jpg "'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.' [‎215] (252/562)")
'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.' [215] (252/562)
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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quantity of oyfter fcallop, cockle, lamprey, barnide, and other (hells.
The. common tree here, is the
Banian
Merchant of Indian extraction.
; but none of the limbs yield thofe 'i,
luxuriant fhoots which go downwards, and fix themfelves in the ground, as
at Gombroon, and Fort St. David. —The lavender-cotton fhrub is found here
in great plenty Here are alfo partridges, wild pidgeons, wood-peckers,
many kinds of fmall birds, befides gulls, &V. near the fea»
Pearl oyfters have been found near this idand, but as they lie in confider-
able depths, not lefs than or 14 fathom water, the divers (who were not
very expert at the bufinefs) had not met with much fuccefs, at the time we
were there. Some pearls of confiderable value however had been found,
particularly one, very handfome and large, which the Baron was fo polite
as to prefent to Mr. hoidge. It had a Lufus Nature upon it, llrongly re-
fembling the face of a human fcetus in the early months of pregnancy.
The Baron was very inquifitive about the diving-bell, and fome other
late difcoveries made in England, for enabling men to keep a long while
under water; and defired Mr. Doidge to think of him on this article. He
gave me alfo a commiffion to buy, and fend him out from England the
following books and inftruments, viz.
Diflionnaire de Bayle 1
Moreri j Derniere edition.
Oeconomique J
Cours de la fcience Militaire par Bardette de Villeneuvc,,
Oeuvres de Voltaire 1
Boileau /
• Regnard V T outes.
Requier f
Vertot \
L'Hiftoire d'Angleterre par Rapin.
L'Hiftoire de France qu'onjugera la meilleure.
Lettres de Guy Patin.
Oeuvres de Cyrano de Bergerac.
Toutes fortes de Voyages particuliers, entre autres d'Ethiopie, d'AbyfTinie,
"& Nubie. J
Memoires et Voyages du Chevalier d'Ervieux.
Toutes fortes de Memoires inftruflives, ou amufantes.
Toutes les Oeuvres du Marquis d'Argens.
Hiftoire Generale des Voyages in 4to les 12 tomes, & ceux qui
fuivent. *
LaMothe le Vayer.
Anecdotes de la Cour de Philippe Augufte; & autres de cette forte.
Lettres edifiantes & curieufes.
Deicription de I'Amerique par le Pere Labat.
Defcription d'Afrique.
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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).
- 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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- '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
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- Ives, Edward
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