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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Page 129
... beautiful ornamentation of inlaid mirror work and fine tiles of Dutch and Chinese make ; the Bari Mahal , or Amar Vilas ( 1699-1711 ) , has a charming garden in the centre of it . On the W. side of the Tripolia are the Karan Vilas ...
... beautiful ornamentation of inlaid mirror work and fine tiles of Dutch and Chinese make ; the Bari Mahal , or Amar Vilas ( 1699-1711 ) , has a charming garden in the centre of it . On the W. side of the Tripolia are the Karan Vilas ...
Page 341
... beautiful trees , and about m . from Panorama Point comes to a point parallel with Porcupine Point , where a precipice descends abruptly 1000 ft . At 100 yd . from its termina- tion the road goes quite round the brow of the peak , and ...
... beautiful trees , and about m . from Panorama Point comes to a point parallel with Porcupine Point , where a precipice descends abruptly 1000 ft . At 100 yd . from its termina- tion the road goes quite round the brow of the peak , and ...
Page 574
... beautiful tree Am- herstia nobilis , the most beautiful of flowering trees . Opposite , on the left approach , there was for upwards of seventy years a striking landmark in a row of Rambong rubber trees ( Ficus elastica ) , which ...
... beautiful tree Am- herstia nobilis , the most beautiful of flowering trees . Opposite , on the left approach , there was for upwards of seventy years a striking landmark in a row of Rambong rubber trees ( Ficus elastica ) , which ...
Contents
INTRODUCTORY INFORMATION | xi |
2 AIR ROUTES TO THE East | xxii |
4 GENERAL INFORMATION REGARDING INDIA AND PAKISTAN | xxxiv |
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