Handbook for Travellers in India, Burma and Ceylon Including AllBritish India, the Portuguese and French Possessions, and the Indian StatesJ. Murray, 1892 |
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... Bridge ) , that is for about one - fourth of the way , there is a broad expanse of water , called Lake Manzalah , and for the rest of the distance to the W. , and the whole distance to the E. , a sandy desert , on which foxes , jackals ...
... Bridge ) , that is for about one - fourth of the way , there is a broad expanse of water , called Lake Manzalah , and for the rest of the distance to the W. , and the whole distance to the E. , a sandy desert , on which foxes , jackals ...
Page 34
... Bridge , one of the most important works on the line . The first bridge built was abandoned in consequence of the inferior nature of the stone of which it was con- structed . 310 m . Burhanpur sta . The city is about 3 m . distant . Pop ...
... Bridge , one of the most important works on the line . The first bridge built was abandoned in consequence of the inferior nature of the stone of which it was con- structed . 310 m . Burhanpur sta . The city is about 3 m . distant . Pop ...
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... bridge , and enters 844 m . ALLAHABAD sta . ( R. ) The capital of the North - West Pro- vinces , 316 ft . above sea ... bridges of boats on the N. side of the town . It is the seat of Government of the North - West Provinces and Oudh ...
... bridge , and enters 844 m . ALLAHABAD sta . ( R. ) The capital of the North - West Pro- vinces , 316 ft . above sea ... bridges of boats on the N. side of the town . It is the seat of Government of the North - West Provinces and Oudh ...
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... bridge ( see above ) . 509 m . Mirzapur sta . An important well - built city . Pop , 82,660 . Before the opening of the East India Railway it was the largest mart on the Ganges for grain and cotton ; much of the latter staple is now ...
... bridge ( see above ) . 509 m . Mirzapur sta . An important well - built city . Pop , 82,660 . Before the opening of the East India Railway it was the largest mart on the Ganges for grain and cotton ; much of the latter staple is now ...
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... Bridge , by the Grand Trunk road , he will pass the Nandeshwar Kothi , a residence of the Maharajah of Benares . In this house , Mr. Davis , Judge and Magistrate of Benares , was attacked by the fol- lowers of Vazir ' Ali , the deposed ...
... Bridge , by the Grand Trunk road , he will pass the Nandeshwar Kothi , a residence of the Maharajah of Benares . In this house , Mr. Davis , Judge and Magistrate of Benares , was attacked by the fol- lowers of Vazir ' Ali , the deposed ...
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