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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.' [‎293] (340/562)

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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famous Artaxerxes, who reftored the ancient grandeur of the Per/tan kings.
The bifhop however is very confident that this coin, and the head in Kurman
Shab, were both defigned for the third or fourth king after Artaxerxes, for
he thinks it was not till their reigns, that this new and unknown language
was, introduced,
Mr. Doidge borrowed of the biftrop a cover of an earthen vcflel, to take
off an impreflion. It was found near the ruins of Tauk Kcjfera, and in
it were many coins both gold and filver of feveral kings of Parthia and
Syria, who reigned after Alexander. One of Antiochus the 4th, and another
of Antiochus the 5th, of the moft curious metal •, the laft is judged to be
worth 500 crowns. The cover is four inches and a half in diameter, and
thirteen and a half in circumference: It has an indented knob in the middle'
of the furface, through which is a hole, probably for a ring to hold it by. On
each fide of the knob is a Sphinx rampant, one with its back to the other.
Between the hind and fore leg of each, is a fprig with a flower. Their
wings join at the top, and terminate in a flourifhing fprig over their heads.
At the bottom, between their legs^ is another fprig, not much unlike a
mitred cap. Around all, is an infeription on the margin in large charac
ters, unknown to every one here, but which the bifhop fufpedls to be of
the fame kind with thofe on Mr. Doidge''s medal, and the infeription in
the ruins of Kurman Shah,.
N.
, *>■ '■ . f, \ * • ' - •
This morning, our conducing Arab came to^ us, ancT brought the Jew
with him, who told us that all his goods were in the Defert, and ready to
be put on the camels backs; fo that Habil Swylem's ill health is now the only
impediment to our fetting out. We talked of paying a vifit this evening
to Nimrod's tower. People ufually fet out early in the morning, flay there
in a tent during the heat of the day, and return in the evening. But to
avoid the inconvenience of continuing fo long under, a tent, as we before
experienced in our excurfion to I'auk Kejfera, and to fave ourfelves the
trouble of carrying with us our fervants and baggage, we propofed fetting
off early enough to allow our being at the tower by break of day, and re
turning to Baghdad before breakfaft. About nine o'clock this evening,
the whole city was in an uproar, occafioned by a fire breaking out in one
t)f the Bazars. It^was luckily extinguifhed,. after having confumed three
fhops only.,
We were aflfured this morning that there is great danger in going to
the tower of Nimrod by night, as the Arabs frequently make ufe of this
favourable opportunity to attack travellers. .
Laft night arrived at the Seraglio a meflenger from Aleppo ; who brings
an account of the Bajha of that city being removed to ths BaJhalit-oi Mofd,
wid of another's coming to Aleppo in his place..
MabiU

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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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