Historical and Descriptive Account of British India, from the Most Remote Period to the Present Time, Volume 3J. & J. Harper, 1836 - India |
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according animal appears Asiatic astronomy atmosphere Bay of Bengal beautiful Beer Island Bengal birds Bombay Calcutta called Cape Cape Comorin Captain Ceylon climate coast colour company's Coromandel Coromandel coast cotton ground covered degree districts east elephant elevation Europe extending extremely fall feet frequently Ganges genus Ghauts gneiss granite ground heat height Himmaleh Hindoo Hindostan inches India Indian astronomy inhabitants islands known land laterite latitude length Madras Malabar Malabar coast means mentioned meridian miles months mountains Mysore natives nature nearly night north-east northern observed occur pass peninsula plains plants produce province quantity rain regions remarkable resembling river rocks Roxburgh saltpetre sandstone season ship shore side soil south-west monsoon southward species supposed Surya Siddhanta syenite tables tail temperature tion tree tribe vegetable voyage Wallich weather whole winds yojans