Handbook for Travellers in India, Burma and Ceylon Including AllBritish India, the Portuguese and French Possessions, and the Indian StatesJ. Murray, 1952 |
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Page xxxii
... rock down to the sea . There are three peaks - N . is the Rock Gun , or Wolf's Crag , 1337 ft .; in the centre the Upper Signal Station , or El Hacho , 1255 ft . high ; and S. is O'Hara's Tower , 1408 ft . Here the rock descends to ...
... rock down to the sea . There are three peaks - N . is the Rock Gun , or Wolf's Crag , 1337 ft .; in the centre the Upper Signal Station , or El Hacho , 1255 ft . high ; and S. is O'Hara's Tower , 1408 ft . Here the rock descends to ...
Page 748
... rocks , which from their fancied resemblance to animal forms bear such names as Eta- gala , or Elephant Rock , Ibbagala , or Tortoise Rock , Andagala , or Eel Rock , etc. Kurunegala town itself is situated at the foot of Etagala an ...
... rocks , which from their fancied resemblance to animal forms bear such names as Eta- gala , or Elephant Rock , Ibbagala , or Tortoise Rock , Andagala , or Eel Rock , etc. Kurunegala town itself is situated at the foot of Etagala an ...
Page 751
... rock and protect- ing walls are provided . Copies of some frescoes , considered superior to those at Ajanta , high up in a cavity may be seen in the Museum at Colombo ( see p . 726 ) . The Palace , just traceable on the N.W. , and the rock ...
... rock and protect- ing walls are provided . Copies of some frescoes , considered superior to those at Ajanta , high up in a cavity may be seen in the Museum at Colombo ( see p . 726 ) . The Palace , just traceable on the N.W. , and the rock ...
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LIST OF MAPS AND PLANS xi | xi |
INTRODUCTORY INFORMATION | xvii |
2 AIR ROUTES TO INDIA AND INTERNAL | xxviii |
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