A Journey from Bengal to England: Through the Northern Part of India, Kashmire, Afghanistan, and Persia, and Into Russia, by the Caspian Sea, Volume 1R. Faulder, 1798 - India |
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... road , calculated according to the reckoning of my journal , was conftructed by Mr. Wilford , of the Bengal corps of engineers , a gentleman of extenfive geographical knowledge . SCIENCE can receive but a flender aid from the mate ...
... road , calculated according to the reckoning of my journal , was conftructed by Mr. Wilford , of the Bengal corps of engineers , a gentleman of extenfive geographical knowledge . SCIENCE can receive but a flender aid from the mate ...
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... roads , in that quarter fo unfafe , that escorts were ftationed at certain pofts , for the protection of travellers ; and detachments of two and three battalions , have occasionally been fent against the savage inhabitants of the ...
... roads , in that quarter fo unfafe , that escorts were ftationed at certain pofts , for the protection of travellers ; and detachments of two and three battalions , have occasionally been fent against the savage inhabitants of the ...
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... roads were shaded with trees ; and frequent habitations , accommodated with a pond or well , were founded for the conveniency of the paffenger ; and fhould he have been pillaged in any part of the country , the district in which the ...
... roads were shaded with trees ; and frequent habitations , accommodated with a pond or well , were founded for the conveniency of the paffenger ; and fhould he have been pillaged in any part of the country , the district in which the ...
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... road would have yet been vifible ; but on a careful examination I could not discover its moft diftant trace . A mound of earth appears on the western fhore of the Ganges , The firft Emperor of the race of Timur , who fat on the throne ...
... road would have yet been vifible ; but on a careful examination I could not discover its moft diftant trace . A mound of earth appears on the western fhore of the Ganges , The firft Emperor of the race of Timur , who fat on the throne ...
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... first raised the fabric , and no account taken of the occafional embellifher of fuch struc- tures . — This digreffion hath prevented me from fooner informing you , you , that to - day I loft my road FORSTER'S TRAVELS . 79.
... first raised the fabric , and no account taken of the occafional embellifher of fuch struc- tures . — This digreffion hath prevented me from fooner informing you , you , that to - day I loft my road FORSTER'S TRAVELS . 79.
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affiftance affociates Afghan Aftracan againſt Ahmed Shah alfo Allahabad alſo amongſt army Baku Benares Bengal Cafpian cauſe chief coffes compofed courſe defire Dehli difpofition diſtance diſtricts eaſtern empire Engliſh eſpecially eſtabliſhed extenfive faid fame fect feemed feen fervant fervice fide filk firſt fituation fmall foldier fome foon fubject fuch fupplied fupported furfungs hadji Herat himſelf Hindoftan Hindoos hiſtory horfe horſe houſe India inhabitants journey Jumbo Kabul kafilah Kandahar Kaſhmire Kaſhmirian Khan Lahore laſt Mahomet Mahometan Mahrattas maſter Mazanderan meaſure miles moſt mountains muſt myſelf Nadir Nadir Shah neceffary obferved occafionally officer paffed Perfia perfon pleaſure poffeffed poffeffion prefent prince province Punjab purpoſe quarter refidence river Rohilcund Rohilla Ruffian rupees ſaid ſeem ſeen ſhort ſhould Shujah-ud-Dowlah Sicques ſmall ſome ſpace ſpirit ſtands ſtate ſtation ſtrong Tartars territory thefe theſe thoſe thouſand Timur Timur Shah tion town uſe uſually village Vizier weſtern whofe whoſe