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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.' [‎279] (322/562)

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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for the Bajh/s lady to manifeft the fuperiority of her rank over the Kahkr's
witc; and intimating, that it fhe was unacquainted with any other method
for keeping up the diftindion between them, (as the Haram herfelf con-
feiTcd fhe wholly was) it would be efteemed obliging in her to lay afide
a ll thoughts of making ufe of the Takht Rev an flie had ordered to be
built. — The compliance of the Kahier\ lady was unavoidable, and pro
bably fo was her mortification.
Our friend Mv. Hemet came and excufed himfelf, for having been three days
abfent, owing chiefly becaufe he could not walk the ftreets in an European
habit, without infults from the boys; on which account, and as he is deter
mined not to move his family hence till OFtober^ he is preparing for himfelf
a country habit. The Arab told us yefterday, he would be ready to leave
this place with our party in a very few days, if we thought fit; and advifed
our advancing as far as Aet, a place fome tew leagues on the other fide of the
Euphrates, and there wait for the coming up of his Caravan i he propoled
this, he faid, as a means of our getting palt the moft dangerous part of the
whole journey, in refpeft to the S ami el wind. Taking the thing for granted,
we feemed to relifh the fcheme, but the bifhop who paid us a vifit this
morning unattended, diffuaded us from it, laying there was no more danger
between this place and Aet, than between that and Aleppo ± and he hoped,
if Swylem kept his word, or even it he fhould not exceed above five or fix
days of his time, we might with the precautions already taken, go on hap
pily enough ; but was altogether for our itaying till the Caravan let off, left
after our departure, the condudlor, though reckoned a good fort of man
in his way, fhould play us fome flippery trick.
The afternoons are very hot now in the city ♦, the ftreets are fo narrow,
and the walls fo high, that the common houfes are quite fuffocating. That
which we live in, has a very comfortable hall, five feet below the ground.
This evening was very pleafant, we fpent it as. we do all others with our
agreeable hoft on the 'Terrace. He fleeps there in the night, but none of us
have as yet followed his example. I am now, Deo gratias f quite well : but
my dear friend Mr. Doidge is fomewhat indifpofed; he coughs and fpits, which
makes me fear it to be the firft attack of a confumptiom
Mr. Garden had a prefent lent him from the Seraglio of two pounds of
Ghee, brought from the Perftan mountains, diftance fix days journey. We
are at prefent fupplied with pretty good apples and apricots from fome
gardens which are fituated by the fide of the river near Hilla \ and in thofe
gardens are vines, date, and other fruit trees ^ grapes and plumbs will be
ripe in a few days. Our table is furniflied with plenty of cucumbers, and
berenjoles; but cabbages are paft, fo are beans and peas : the river affords
fifh, but they are not firm*

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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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