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 xxix
... Lake Manzala , and on both sides a sandy desert , on which foxes , jackals , and hyenas wander at night . 20 m . from Port Said the old Pelusiac branch of the Nile is crossed , and 8 m . to the E. are the ruins of the ancient city of ...
... Lake Manzala , and on both sides a sandy desert , on which foxes , jackals , and hyenas wander at night . 20 m . from Port Said the old Pelusiac branch of the Nile is crossed , and 8 m . to the E. are the ruins of the ancient city of ...
Page 130
... lake , N. of and adjoining the Shambhu Niwas , is the Minto Hall , of which the foundation - stone was laid during Lord Minto's Viceroyalty , to serve as a Darbar hall . N. of the lake and connected with it by a canal is the Fateh Sagar ...
... lake , N. of and adjoining the Shambhu Niwas , is the Minto Hall , of which the foundation - stone was laid during Lord Minto's Viceroyalty , to serve as a Darbar hall . N. of the lake and connected with it by a canal is the Fateh Sagar ...
Page 523
... lake . The ten terraces and the water falling down them from fountains ( on Sundays ) are extremely beautiful , and the top terrace affords glimpses of the lake . 2 m . farther on is the Shalimar Bagh , on the shore of the lake , built ...
... lake . The ten terraces and the water falling down them from fountains ( on Sundays ) are extremely beautiful , and the top terrace affords glimpses of the lake . 2 m . farther on is the Shalimar Bagh , on the shore of the lake , built ...
Contents
INTRODUCTORY INFORMATION | xi |
2 AIR ROUTES TO THE East | xxii |
4 GENERAL INFORMATION REGARDING INDIA AND PAKISTAN | xxxiv |
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