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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Page xxix
... 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 , hyenas , and , it is said , occasionally even lions , wander at ...
... 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 , hyenas , and , it is said , occasionally even lions , wander at ...
Page xxxii
... broad sandy plain slopes inappreci- ably to the foot of the mountains , which are in most parts a considerable distance inland . The ordinary mail - steamer's track , however , lies down the centre of the sea , and little more than the ...
... broad sandy plain slopes inappreci- ably to the foot of the mountains , which are in most parts a considerable distance inland . The ordinary mail - steamer's track , however , lies down the centre of the sea , and little more than the ...
Page xxxvii
... broad to the N.N.W. of Aden , and number about 8000 souls , was present in Bombay during the Duke of Edinburgh's visit in February 1870 , and is friendly . His territory is called Lahej , and the capital is Al - Hautah , 21 m . from the ...
... broad to the N.N.W. of Aden , and number about 8000 souls , was present in Bombay during the Duke of Edinburgh's visit in February 1870 , and is friendly . His territory is called Lahej , and the capital is Al - Hautah , 21 m . from the ...
Page xxxviii
... broad and sheltered . The band occasionally plays there . To the left , after a walk or drive of a mile , one arrives at the hotels . There is also a large shop for wares of all kinds kept by a Parsi . At a short distance N. of the ...
... broad and sheltered . The band occasionally plays there . To the left , after a walk or drive of a mile , one arrives at the hotels . There is also a large shop for wares of all kinds kept by a Parsi . At a short distance N. of the ...
Page lx
... broad in that portion which of Bawa Malang , otherwise called Mal- lies to the N. of the Esplanade . It is langardh , on the top of which is an difficult to estimate its area , but it enormous mass of rock with perpen- may be put down ...
... broad in that portion which of Bawa Malang , otherwise called Mal- lies to the N. of the Esplanade . It is langardh , on the top of which is an difficult to estimate its area , but it enormous mass of rock with perpen- may be put down ...
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