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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.' [468] (521/562)
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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Dousrac.
Is a volubills with blue flowers, and five feeds in a bunch that are like
the fpice cloves. A decoction made of the plant, it is laid, will cure a
Conorrhcea.
JlJMMIE.
A decoflion of this plant is given to cure agues, and fevers that are
attended with fhiverings.
Havisac.
This is a laxative, given in decodions to remove the effe&s of a debauch.
Chaddock.
This is a tree which grows like the lemon-tree, the fruit is alfo of that
kind, grows as large as a man's head, and is round ; it is a fine pleafant
fruit, is eaten at our tables, and reckoned as wholefome a fruit as any in
India: there are plenty of them at Ceylon and other places, and they com
monly are called pumple or pimple-nofes.
CoLOCYNTH.
This is well defcribed by Dr. Hill, I have feen them at Fort St. "David
fpread full twenty yards in diameter; they lie clofe to the ground, and gene
rally fill the whole fpace of ground they run over, forming an almoft perfed
circle. The Cathartic quality of this plant is too well known to need a
defcription.
B o n N e e.
This is a robuft fhrubby plant, grows to two feet in height, and ramous.
The root goes perpendicularly into the ground, and is as thick as a Iwan's
quill, but divides below. The leaves on the branches are pretty numerous.
The flowers are of a fine purple like our pea-flower. The root powdered
and mixed with pepper, is given by way of fnufF to clear the head when
Huffed.
God's Pipull.
This is a fhrub which grows four feet high ; its root, which is an inch
in diameter, is of the tap kind, of a reddifh brown on the outfide, and white
within. The leaf is of a bright green. The root bruiled, and applied as a
cataplafm, the natives fay, will cure pained limbs.
Maccumseem.
The root, which grows like the liquorice, is as thick as a man's finger,
fibrous, in colour fomewhat grey, but tinged yellow. The ftalk is round
and
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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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- '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.'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1, 1a:1d, 2:12, 1:32, 32a:32b, 33:44, 44a:44b, 45:80, 80a:80b, 81:84, 84a:84b, 85:86, 86a:86b, 87:88, 88a:88b, 89:224, 224a:224b, 225:230, 230a:230b, 231:278, 278a:278b, 279:288, 288a:288b, 289:292, 292a:292b, 293:298, 298a:298b, 299:318, 318a:318b, 319:364, 364a:364b, 365:506, ii-r:ii-v, back-i
- Author
- Ives, Edward
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