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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.' [‎216] (253/562)

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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Toutes fortes de Romans bien ecrits, foit Francois, foit Anglois traduits
cn Franfois.
Don Quichotte, et toutes les Oeuvres de Cervantes.
Diftionnairc Francis et Anglois j et Anglois et Franfois j avec une bonne
Grammaire.
Quelques bons et nouveaux Livres fur TArtillerie, la Fortification, et
Attaques des Places •, de meme fur la Marine, et la Conftrudion desVaiffeaux.
Ditto, Sur TArchite^lure, et les Mechaniques, et Phifique experimentale j
enfin, tous les Livres que vous jugerez m'etre utiles.
The above catalogue is exactly copied from the Baron's original com-
miffion, and inferted as a fpccimen of that gentleman's ingenuity and turn
of mind. He was pleafed afterwards to add to the catalogue feveral me
chanical inftruments ; as Captain Toveys new inftrument for levelling can
non, &c. and any other invention for the bomb. Any new-invented optical
inftruments, being improvements on. the telefcope, microfcope, or common
eye-glafs. And fuch other inftruments as tended to illuftrate any art or
fcience, or could be of fervice to him in his new fettlement.
Thefe feveral articles were to be fent to him by one of our India (hips, or
by fome veflel bound to Scdnderoon i and from thence to be fent to Aleppo,
configned to the care of the Englijh or Dutch conful at that place.) On my
arrival in London, this commiflion of the worthy Baron, was pundually exe
cuted, and difcharged out of a fum of money, which he had advanced to
Mr. Doidge. , ^ ^
Not far from Grane is an ifland called Bareen or Baharen, where at certain
known depths, divers go down to the bottom of the fea, and come up again
with their veflels filled with frefh water. The faft is indifputable : 1 had it
from the Baron, tewzvdX Arabian merchants who lived near the ifland
confirmed the truth of it. The frelh water is found in holes or little natu
ral wells, fome fathoms below the furface of the fea. The Arabs have
certain marks on the ifland, to teach them where to dive for the frefli water
holes. One of the merchants afiured us, that he himfelf difcovered a
fpring upon the fhore, ferving one of thefe wells; that he put a bit
of a heavy flick into it, and in two or three days afterwards, a diver
brought it to him from the bottom of one of the holes. It is worthy of
remark alio, that thr6ugh all the Perftan gulph, the fpring water of the
iflands is much better than that which is found upon the continent 5 and
the water neareft the fea in the iflands, has greatly the advantage over that
which is found in the middle parts. This obfervation of the inferiority of
the water upon the continent, holds good however, only refpeding that
part ot it which is near the fea; for about 12 miles up the country, both
on the P erfian and Arabian fide of the gulph, the water is very good.
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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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