!['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.' [‎276] (317/562)](https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100023510961.0x000001/W 4137_0321.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.' [‎276] (317/562)")
'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.' [276] (317/562)
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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iheDefert, and feeing the metropolis of the Ottoman empire, were circumftances
very flattering to us: with avidity we adopted the propofal, but our pleafure
was of Ihort duration ! others politively declaring, that the country through
which we were to pafe, was ftill in the utmoft diftrefs for want of provifions •
that a fatal ficknefs had taken place in confequence of the famine; befides
which, there was at prefent a civil war in and the whole country
about it extremely infefted with robbers from the Sanjac mountains there
fore it would be impradicable to travel without a large Caravan. After a
calculation of time had been made, it appeared that it would take two months
before we could reach Stamhoul, fo the fcheme of Michael dropped.
Two reverend fathers. Fiddle an Ita and Ange a paid us
this morning alfo a yifit, with the compliments of Emanuel the Roman
biihop of Babylon, and ot the French conful at Baghdad-, who congratulated
us on our lafe arrival, acknowledged the receipt of Monf. letter
and aflured us of his lordfhip being devoted to our fervice The fathers
could determine nothing fully in refpeft to our future journey; all ways
were flated, and each appeared to have great difficulties. We therefore
haflened to vifit the biihop, in hopes he would be able to help us to fix on
fome decifive method. We found him a lively, well-bred, fenfible man, be
tween nity and iixty years of age; very communicative, wilhing to advife u$
ior the beft, but open enough to declare, he hardly knew how. He men
tioned a common laying in France, Be
relates to marriages,or journies, and then faid, notwithftanding the prudence
ot the maxim in general, in the prefent cafe he would deliver his fenti-
ments with all freedom. He told us a piece of news juft come to town,
ot a Caravan haying been robbed between Moful and ; he ex-
prefled his apprehenfions of the rifle we (hould run from the heat, and the
pefliferous wind of the Defert, provided we did not fet out by the tenth
or twelfth of next month at fartheft; but feemed to think, that if we could
get away by that time, and would be at the expence of litters, or as they
are called here Takht Revans, or moving thrones, we might perform our
journey without any great degree of danger or fatigue.
As this was not a time for us to think much about favincr money, we
for Akmo > 0 n 5 ?" d . as was fitting out a Imall Caravan
withlr wn.da 5 01 ' T r i ln eisht or ten da >' s without fail . and
Meflrs Sh /iTH anfl r^,! conc ' u ^ :or ot good charafler, well-known to
bilhoD nmmifpH i' T e now / eemed refolved to accompany him. The
■-r-.rl nf ?- US 0 i c 0UI: or one of thofe litters ' recolleaing that a
Furk oi lus acquaintance fome little time before purchafed fuch a thin- for
an intended religious journey. &
FiUh- 0Ur vIrit . this morning, accompanied by father
9 P^ting it off fo long, faying, he was prevented
from
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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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- '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.'
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- 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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