The Travels of a Hindoo to Various Parts of Bengal and Upper India, Volume 1N. Trübner, 1869 |
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Page 12
... walls of its church . ' " Reached Hooghly - ghaut . Near this was the old fort of the Portuguese . Probably , a huge piece of old ma- sonry , that we saw to be dashed by and made the sport of the waters , was the last solitary remnant ...
... walls of its church . ' " Reached Hooghly - ghaut . Near this was the old fort of the Portuguese . Probably , a huge piece of old ma- sonry , that we saw to be dashed by and made the sport of the waters , was the last solitary remnant ...
Page 14
... wall - shades of all the colours of the rainbow . The surface of the walls is painted in blue and red inscriptions from the Koran . Nothing can be more gorgeous than the doors of the gateway . They are richly gilded all over , and upon ...
... wall - shades of all the colours of the rainbow . The surface of the walls is painted in blue and red inscriptions from the Koran . Nothing can be more gorgeous than the doors of the gateway . They are richly gilded all over , and upon ...
Page 51
... walls . But on the approach of Coote in 1757 , the garrison set fire to the mat buildings , and ab- sconded . No more vestiges of this fort were seen by us , than some faint traces of the mud walls washed down almost level with the ...
... walls . But on the approach of Coote in 1757 , the garrison set fire to the mat buildings , and ab- sconded . No more vestiges of this fort were seen by us , than some faint traces of the mud walls washed down almost level with the ...
Page 61
... walls of sandstone in the form of wells , and known by different names from those of our gods . The temperature of these springs is unequal , and a fetid sulphureous smell is constantly emitted from them . It is diffused through the ...
... walls of sandstone in the form of wells , and known by different names from those of our gods . The temperature of these springs is unequal , and a fetid sulphureous smell is constantly emitted from them . It is diffused through the ...
Page 71
... wall round their factory at Kasimbazar , with bastions at the angles . ' Up to 1770 , Moorshedabad is described by Tieffen- thaler as having an immense number of brick stucco houses , adorned with a great number of gardens and fine ...
... wall round their factory at Kasimbazar , with bastions at the angles . ' Up to 1770 , Moorshedabad is described by Tieffen- thaler as having an immense number of brick stucco houses , adorned with a great number of gardens and fine ...
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