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Page 34
... going on foot near the village and taking palmful of water , looking into the roads where other quarrelsome and wicked persons , mad elephants , restive horses , etc. , were not to be found , used to go along their path ( 36 ) .
... going on foot near the village and taking palmful of water , looking into the roads where other quarrelsome and wicked persons , mad elephants , restive horses , etc. , were not to be found , used to go along their path ( 36 ) .
Page 135
... of Motiharithe headquarters of the district of Champāran It is located almost on the north bank of the lake and is situated at the southern end of a lane which leads off to the south of the main road which is called the Club Road .
... of Motiharithe headquarters of the district of Champāran It is located almost on the north bank of the lake and is situated at the southern end of a lane which leads off to the south of the main road which is called the Club Road .
Page 159
Buchanan's opinion of the ordinary roads in Bihar was by no means high , as numerous entries in his Journals indicate ; and his maps show none of those between various places which are given by Rennell , but in all other respects the ...
Buchanan's opinion of the ordinary roads in Bihar was by no means high , as numerous entries in his Journals indicate ; and his maps show none of those between various places which are given by Rennell , but in all other respects the ...
Page 163
It is quite clear that during each day's journey Buchanan only walked when his road became too bad for any other means of transport , or when the nature of the locality required close examination . Though he seldom specifies his actual ...
It is quite clear that during each day's journey Buchanan only walked when his road became too bad for any other means of transport , or when the nature of the locality required close examination . Though he seldom specifies his actual ...
Page 166
The general indications are , however , that for journeys across country or on bad roads the method was accurate ... it seems certain that the old military road which Buchanan used hardly differed from the present road close to the ...
The general indications are , however , that for journeys across country or on bad roads the method was accurate ... it seems certain that the old military road which Buchanan used hardly differed from the present road close to the ...
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| Title | The Journal of the Bihar Research Society, Volume 8 |
| Author | Bihar Research Society |
| Published | 1922 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 1 Dec 2008 |
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