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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.' [‎481] (534/562)

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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colour above, but paler and hoary underneath, the larger ones havlna the
greateft number of divifions. The male flowers grow out of the top of the
branches, and hang down in firings. Each flower is fmall, monopetalous,
and cup-like, divided on top in five parts. The female flowers ptow be
tween the pedicles of the leaves, from the flock of the tree; they are of
the fame fhape as the male, but larger, and grow on fhort peduncles^' The
fruit is yellow when ripe, fomewhat of the fhape of a pear, and many of
them in their biggefl part, are four inches in diameter : they are mealy, and
rather an infipid fruit, but by mixing with them fome lime juice or Tama-
rinds, they make tolerable good tarts.
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T his grows to a fmall tree. 1 he wood is as pliable as the willow.
The leaves grow in pairs on the fmall branches; and are foft, woolly, and of
a pale green colour. 1 he bruife, and apply them to the temples, to
cure the head-ach.
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This grows to a prodigious height, topping almofl all the other trees.
The flalk is hollow, jointed, &c. and well known. The leaf is a bright
green, has no petioles, but in part furrounds the flalk at its bafe. The
flalk is very ufeful, being exceedingly flrong, very hollow and light; with
it they often build the frames of their -houfes •, on this they carry their
burthens, arrd when properly carved (which is done by art whilft it is
growing) they arch, and carry their palanquins with it. Some, when
highly, and mod regularly arched, will fell at a prodigious price, efpeciaUy
on the coafl of Coromandel, where 20 pounds flerling have been given for
one of them.
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This is the potatoe of India, and after being firfl; boiled, and then well
dried in hot afhes, eats very well. The root fometimes weighs 20 pounds :
It is of an oblong fhape, and of a blackifh-brown colour on the outfide,
but within, it is a white mixed with red. The flalk runs up any thing
it chances to lay hold of. The leaves are of a deep green above, with a
mixture of the purple j but below, they are paler; the whole leaf is thick
and rigid.
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This grows a little more erefl than our bramble bufh. The flalk,
branches, leaves, and feed-vefTels are armed with flrong and fharp fpines,
which readily lay hold of any thing that is in their way ; the pinnae grow
oppofite each other, and on them alfo grow others in the fame manner.
The leaves are of a pale, but pleafant green j the flowers grow on a fpike,
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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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