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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.' [‎414] (467/562)

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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The lumber carriages in this country are drawn by three, four, and
fometimes five pair of yoke oxen. An iron ring or two loofly hung to a
pillar of the fame metal, which ftands on the pole between each yoke,
ferves all the purpofes of bells i for thefe rings, by the motion of the car
riage, are made to fall on and off the pillars, whereby a found, fomewhat
refembling that of a bell, is happily produced.
At a quarter paft three in the afternoon, we arrived at St. Carlo, having
gone over an ugly, long caufeway, by the fide of the little Rhine *, which
river lofes itfelf in a marfh near St. Carlo. The edges of the marfh
are full of willow-trees and (hrubs, and according to the belt intelligence
we could pick up, thefe fwamps continue quite to the fea, by Ravenna.
The banks of this river are every where pleafantly fhaded with the willow,
and other trees •, but fo narrow, that we were feveral times apprehenfive of
falling into the river.
At half after five we reached the gates of Ferrara: a city but poorly
walled, and at prefent in almoft a defencelefs ftate. The ramparts indeed
are fo extenfive, that even in its beft eftate, it muft have required a whole
army to defend it. The ftreets are regular, and the houfes fo handfome,
that they may with great propriety be ftiled palaces, being built of marble,
and in an elegant tafte. The convents and churches are alfo very mag
nificent. We were obliged to put up at the poft-houfe, where we had
the word attendance in the world, but were made to pay mod extravagantly
for every thing we called for. The fervants here, and in almoft every other
public houfe between this and Pija, are down-right thieves; we have been
pillaged by them already no lefs than four times, though we always endea
voured to keep a good look out.
At a quarter paft feven this morning,, we left Ferrara, and prefently
after, the horfes that drew my chaife (which was built on purpofe for me at
Leghorn, ftrong and well fitted for the Italian and German roads) fell down
in a boggy road, and in my endeavouring to get clear of the carriage and
(lough, i had the misfortune to fprain my back. A full hour pafled away
P onte de la before the horfes and chaife could be gotten out again.—We afterwards
went by a town, called Pontede laScuro. The famous river Pi?, or Eridanus,
runs by it, and is here about half a mile broad f.
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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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