Handbook for Travellers in India, Burma and Ceylon Including AllBritish India, the Portuguese and French Possessions, and the Indian StatesJ. Murray, 1965 |
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( c ) Asansol to Calcutta ( Howrah ) . 132 m . from Calcutta is Asansol ( pop . 103 , 405 ) ( D.B. ) Junction station ( R. ) , with the coalfields line of the former Bengal - Nagpur railway ( Route 7 ) . The Grand Trunk Road from Delhi ...
( c ) Asansol to Calcutta ( Howrah ) . 132 m . from Calcutta is Asansol ( pop . 103 , 405 ) ( D.B. ) Junction station ( R. ) , with the coalfields line of the former Bengal - Nagpur railway ( Route 7 ) . The Grand Trunk Road from Delhi ...
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... Calcutta ( Thacker , Calcutta , 3rd edn . , 1897 ) con- tains much information about the place at the end of the 18th century . Another excellent book on the same period is the Memoirs of William Hickey ( Hurst & Blackett ) ...
... Calcutta ( Thacker , Calcutta , 3rd edn . , 1897 ) con- tains much information about the place at the end of the 18th century . Another excellent book on the same period is the Memoirs of William Hickey ( Hurst & Blackett ) ...
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... Calcutta was in the hands of Justices of Peace . The Chamber of Commerce dates from 1834 , and the Port Trust Commission from 1870 . Numerically , Calcutta is , next to London , the largest city in the Commonwealth . In 1961 the popula ...
... Calcutta was in the hands of Justices of Peace . The Chamber of Commerce dates from 1834 , and the Port Trust Commission from 1870 . Numerically , Calcutta is , next to London , the largest city in the Commonwealth . In 1961 the popula ...
Contents
INTRODUCTORY INFORMATION | xi |
2 AIR ROUTES TO THE East | xxii |
4 GENERAL INFORMATION REGARDING INDIA AND PAKISTAN | xxxiv |
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