A Journey From Bengal To England: Through The Northern Part Of India, Kashmire, Afghanistan, And Persia And Into Russia By The Caspian-See. In Two Volumes, Volume 1 |
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Page 12
Entered the main branch of the Ganges : - here the river affords a spacious view ,
which is terminated , at the extremity of a long reach , by a vista of the hills above
Rajah Mhal , extending , in a regular chain , to the north - west . The Ganges ...
Entered the main branch of the Ganges : - here the river affords a spacious view ,
which is terminated , at the extremity of a long reach , by a vista of the hills above
Rajah Mhal , extending , in a regular chain , to the north - west . The Ganges ...
Page 15
A long line of hills , running from the south - east to the north - west , forms here a
beautiful termination of a broad range of the river . It has been said , that Seraje -
ud - Dowlah was assassinated at Jungherah , whither he had fled for shelter ...
A long line of hills , running from the south - east to the north - west , forms here a
beautiful termination of a broad range of the river . It has been said , that Seraje -
ud - Dowlah was assassinated at Jungherah , whither he had fled for shelter ...
Page 16
One of the angle bastions commands ' a beautifully winding view of the river ,
which is closed by a range of distant hills . It appears that the present fort of
Mongheer was built by Sultan Shujah , the second son of Shah Jehan , * who
governed ...
One of the angle bastions commands ' a beautifully winding view of the river ,
which is closed by a range of distant hills . It appears that the present fort of
Mongheer was built by Sultan Shujah , the second son of Shah Jehan , * who
governed ...
Page 24
... and detachments of two and three battalions , have occasionally been sent
against the savage inhabitants of the Bauglepour hills ; who are now become the
guardians of a country , which they had long wasted , by rapine and bloodshed .
... and detachments of two and three battalions , have occasionally been sent
against the savage inhabitants of the Bauglepour hills ; who are now become the
guardians of a country , which they had long wasted , by rapine and bloodshed .
Page 34
... on the summit of a hill , near the city of Kashmire ; which , according to tradition
, had been dedicated to the Creator of the world ; in which the prayers of those
who entered , were addressed to the Deity without fupplicating the intercession of
...
... on the summit of a hill , near the city of Kashmire ; which , according to tradition
, had been dedicated to the Creator of the world ; in which the prayers of those
who entered , were addressed to the Deity without fupplicating the intercession of
...
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| Title | A Journey From Bengal To England: Through The Northern Part Of India, Kashmire, Afghanistan, And Persia And Into Russia By The Caspian-See. In Two Volumes, Volume 1 A Journey From Bengal To England: Through The Northern Part Of India, Kashmire, Afghanistan, And Persia And Into Russia By The Caspian-See. In Two Volumes, George Forster |
| Author | George Forster |
| Publisher | Faulder, 1798 |
| Original from | the Bavarian State Library |
| Digitized | 9 Mar 2010 |
| Length | 315 pages |
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