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 xvii
... distance by a culi or packed on a pony it may be very much dirtied . A water- proof sheet is a very valuable addition to the bedding , but cannot be called an absolute necessity for a short tour . Without such a modest supply of ...
... distance by a culi or packed on a pony it may be very much dirtied . A water- proof sheet is a very valuable addition to the bedding , but cannot be called an absolute necessity for a short tour . Without such a modest supply of ...
Page xxiii
... distance of about 10 m . Rounding Point Carnero , and breasting Europa Point , the spacious but exposed bay 6 m . wide and 10 m . deep is entered . The defensive strength of the place is not at once perceptible . Two tiers of batteries ...
... distance of about 10 m . Rounding Point Carnero , and breasting Europa Point , the spacious but exposed bay 6 m . wide and 10 m . deep is entered . The defensive strength of the place is not at once perceptible . Two tiers of batteries ...
Page xxiv
... distance of 288 ft . In Windmill Hill are the four Genista caves , where many bones of men and animals have been discovered . Beyond the Land Port Gate is a causeway leading into Spain , with the sea on the left , and the " Inundation ...
... distance of 288 ft . In Windmill Hill are the four Genista caves , where many bones of men and animals have been discovered . Beyond the Land Port Gate is a causeway leading into Spain , with the sea on the left , and the " Inundation ...
Page xxix
... 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 night . 21 m . , or 34 kil . , from Kantarah , and 20 m . from Port Said ...
... 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 night . 21 m . , or 34 kil . , from Kantarah , and 20 m . from Port Said ...
Page xxxi
... distance is not much over a mile ; if donkeys are required between the jetty and the Wells , they must be sent from Suez . The other plan is to cross over in a boat to the old Quarantine jetty , about half a mile from the town , either ...
... distance is not much over a mile ; if donkeys are required between the jetty and the Wells , they must be sent from Suez . The other plan is to cross over in a boat to the old Quarantine jetty , about half a mile from the town , either ...
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