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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.' [‎405] (458/562)

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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A St» Seh aft i an. The three arrows which killed him are reprefented as
ftkking in his fiefli •, the exquifite torture he is in, and indeed all the airs
of this pi<5lure, are wonderfully expreffed.
A fine Magdalen^ by Furino.
A dead Chrift, by Cigoli.
A St. John^ St. Mary^ with a little Jefus in her arms, and St. Francis-;
. ftanding by them ; done in 1517, by Andrea del Sarto.
A St. Jnn,. teaching her daughter to read by Solomani a Neapolitan, now
living.
Four large Battle pieces, by Bcurg&nini.
Our Saviour, and four of the Apoftles, by Bartolomeo.
Cain flaying Abel, by Scavona.
A Luther, Calvin, and Calvin's wife; this laft is reprefented as a beau
tiful nun, with golden difhevelled hair, on whom Calvin is made to look-
very wifhfully.—This picture was done by Girgonu
But the moil valuable piece in the whole palace, is the incomparable
Madona de la Segiola, or the Virgin Mary in a chair, with Jefus in her
arms. This is a fmall pidure, but is efteemed by connoifleurs to be the
beft in the whole world ; it was painted by Raphael. Forty thoufand
dollars, fome fay fequins, have been offered for it; but if they were
dollars only r this pidure mull be worth about nine thoufand pounds
fterling.
There are alfo in this palace many pieces of exquifite worknaanfhip in
the other arts. Such in particular are four beautiful Alto Reliefs in ivory.
The firft reprefents the Rape of Venus by Mars. The fubje£l of the
fecond is the well-known ftory of Bacchus and Ariadne. *The fable of
Ceres looking after her daughter, is reprefented in the third. And in the
fourth, Silenus? is depictured as fitting drunk upon his afs. -f Here
are alfo four pieces of admired workmanfliip in bronze, done by Faguri.
Their fubjeds are, our Saviour at the well with the Samaritan woman ; the-
Prodigal Son returned to his father; the appearance of God unto Mofes in
the burning bufh ; and another piece of Scripture-hiftory which I have now
forgotten. Thefe, and a thoufand other things, perhaps (till more curious,
are to be found in the palace of Pittk.
We had the honour of a vifit to-day from the Earl of Northampton, and
another from Sir Horace Man. At night we went to the opera, where we
were furprized to find the performers in every refped greatly inferior to
thofe at Leghorn,
In the morning wevifited the Northampton •, and afterwards went
to fee the old palace, which is juftly efleemed the greateft reppfitory in the
* For this fable of CVm, vide O vid. Faft. lib. 4.
f; Venerat & pando fenior Silenus afello.
O vid . Faft*
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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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