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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.' [‎436] (489/562)

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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At feven this morning we put off our boats from Loenftein, the weather
very foggy, and at half after two got to Coblentz. This city is very large
I ^ ruar y 2 4* and populous, and the metropolis of the electorate and archbifhopric of
blent z• cf reveSt i t i s pleafantly fituated on a point of land, which is formed by
the meeting of the Mofelle and Rhine. Over the firft of thefe rivers, is a
large ftone bridge of twelve arches, built for the convenience of the inha
bitants of Cohlentz, and the adjacent places. A ferry machine is conftantly
going from the city to the other fide of the Rhine, where is a little town
and a very ftrong caftle built on an eminence, lliled " The rock of ho
nour;" in the German language, Ehrenhriejiein, The ferry-machine is built
on two boats in the form of a large fquare gallery, encompaffed with bal-
luftrades, and carries a tall flag-ftaff, on which are difplayed the arms of
the eledlorate of Treves. This machine is put in motion, by the ferryman's
pulling a rope, which is fixed to a ftandard on each fide of the river.
The caftle appears to be almoft inacceflible to an enemy, and entirely com
mands the city of Cohlentz. The archbifhop's palace (lands at the foot of
the fame rock on which the caftle is built, and the arfenal at a little difr
tance from the palace.
Awd^ernach . At three quarters after eleven at night, we got to Andernach which is a
fortified town, fituate on the weftern fide of the Rhine, and at the entrance
of a fine open country, the mountains which hitherto had reached quite
down to the river, ending juft before we arrived at this place. Here our
boatman paid a toll, as indeed he had done before at many other places in
our paflage down the river.
At eight o'clock this morning we got to Bon, after having lain by, and
flept all night in our boat. The city of Bon is the ufual refidence of the
Eleflor of Cologne, whofe caftle and gardens are very curious. The fortifi
cations of the city at this time are very confiderable, and in the year 1703
this place eoft the Duke of Marlborough twenty days open trenches before
he took it.
At half paft one o'clock, we arrived at Cologne, a rich and populous city,
and faid to be the largeft in Germany. It is built in the form of a crefcent,
and by fome called the Holy City from the great number of churches in it,
which amount to Tome hundreds ; among them you are fhewn the reputed
tombs of the three wife men, who vifited our Saviour by the guidance of a
ftar, commonly called the three Kings of Cologne. It is well fortified towards
the land, and has a ftrong wall next the Rhine. Five regiments of French fol-
diers now make up the garrifon. Immediately on our landing, we repaired
to the Hotel d*Holland, and after refrefhing ourfelves, intended to have pro
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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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