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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... visited that province in the description of a passenger ; through though but a
small portion of local knowledge might have x P R E F A CE .
... visited that province in the description of a passenger ; through though but a
small portion of local knowledge might have x P R E F A CE .
Page xii
The merchants and mechanicks , when they go but a few miles abroad , are all
strongly armed ; and in some of the Northern provinces , particularly in
Bundilcund ; the husbandmen carry a spear . into the field they are cultivating .
The merchants and mechanicks , when they go but a few miles abroad , are all
strongly armed ; and in some of the Northern provinces , particularly in
Bundilcund ; the husbandmen carry a spear . into the field they are cultivating .
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... which , since the commencement of the Dutch war , has become in great
demand . Being applied to all the uses of the Batavia arrack , a considerable
benefit is expected to arise to the Bengal province , from a current sale of this
commodity .
... which , since the commencement of the Dutch war , has become in great
demand . Being applied to all the uses of the Batavia arrack , a considerable
benefit is expected to arise to the Bengal province , from a current sale of this
commodity .
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... throughout the province , PREVIOUSLY to the æra in which the English
became possessed of Bengal , the different nations who visited it were obliged to
give fpecie for the greatest portion of the commodities they purchased ; there
being but ...
... throughout the province , PREVIOUSLY to the æra in which the English
became possessed of Bengal , the different nations who visited it were obliged to
give fpecie for the greatest portion of the commodities they purchased ; there
being but ...
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When it is considered , that the Moghul court , whether in it's splendour or wealth ,
exceeded that of all other nations ; that the numerous governors , interspersed
throughout the provinces , adopted the manners of sovereign princes and that all
...
When it is considered , that the Moghul court , whether in it's splendour or wealth ,
exceeded that of all other nations ; that the numerous governors , interspersed
throughout the provinces , adopted the manners of sovereign princes and that all
...
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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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