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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.' [‎217] (254/562)

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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In the diftria of Bedejht near Bebaim, in the province of Pegfoai (or l 75%*
Cokelaun) in Perjia, is a black Bitumen^ extrafted from a rock, which
is looked upon as a fpecific in reuniting fraftured bones. The Baron o-ave me
two little canifters of it; and the direftions I received for ufing u, were,
" Take half a drachm of the Bitumen, and melt it over the fire/mixed
with an ounce of oil: when thefe are well incorporated, rub the'broken
part with them quite warm, and in all other refpeds treat the fraflure ac
cording to the common rules of furgery. The patient is alfo to take a pill
of it inwardly three or four times a day." Mr. Alves, an Englijh furgeon,
had made ufe of it in a cafe where both thighs were fraftured, and affured
the Baron that no fever came on during the whole time of the cure. Another
perfon affured the Baron, that having once applied it to the broken leg of a
fowl, it was able to walk in twenty-four hours. The rock yielding this
Bitumen had formerly a guard placed over it, and a very confiderable profit
arofe therefrom to the- governor of the province; but fince the kingdom of
Ferfia has been rent in pieces by civil wars, it is fuppofed that thTs guard
has been withdrawn, for feveral poor Per/tans, who fled for protedion to
Karec, brought a little of this pitch along with them, and offered it in fale
to the Baron. That which he gave me, was a prefent to him from the go
vernor of the province *.
We were greatly difappointed at the long abfence of the Felucca, which
the Baron had fent to Grane, to bring the Sheick who was to condud us over
the great Defert to Aleppo •, however, on the whole our time paffed away
not unpleafantly. The mornings were generally fpent in making little excur-
fions to different parts of the ifland, and our evenings in fupping with the
Baron at the fort. Here we met with a very agreeable and fenfible gentle
man, who amidft a variety of other topics, gave us the following account of
the Arabs and Perfians.
" The Arabs ftill continue divided into 'Tribes-, and out of as many
of thefe as pofllble, it will be advifable for you to fele6t the men who
are to efcort you over the Defert ; for fhould you happen to fall in with a
body of any of thole particular tribes, to which the Arabs who accompany
you belong, you may depend upon pafllng unhurt and unmolefted; or if
you meet with any of their fcouting parties, and can prevail only on one
of them to enter your tents, drink of your coffee, eat rice, or any thing
befides, you will then be fafe from any infult either by them or their
brethren; it being an invariable maxim with them, " never to moleft
thofe jlrangers they have once eaten and drank with" looking upon it then as
a breach of hofpitality, and confequently as a moll enormous crime. Should
any of their out-lying detachments accidentally fall in with you, and inftead of
* Sir John Char din in the fecond volume of his travels has given an cxaft and ample ac
count of this medicine.
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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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