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 xxi
... entering the Straits of Gibraltar , Cape Trafalgar will also probably be seen in N. lat . 36 ° 9 ' , W. long . 6 ° 1 ′ , immortalised by Nelson's victory of the 21st of October 1805. Gibraltar comes next in sight , and the distances ...
... entering the Straits of Gibraltar , Cape Trafalgar will also probably be seen in N. lat . 36 ° 9 ' , W. long . 6 ° 1 ′ , immortalised by Nelson's victory of the 21st of October 1805. Gibraltar comes next in sight , and the distances ...
Page xxiii
... entered . The defensive strength of the place is not at once perceptible . Two tiers of batteries are concealed in galleries hewn out of the rock half - way up , or lie so near to the sea - line that they are hidden by the vessels ...
... entered . The defensive strength of the place is not at once perceptible . Two tiers of batteries are concealed in galleries hewn out of the rock half - way up , or lie so near to the sea - line that they are hidden by the vessels ...
Page lx
... entering the harbour a stranger Versova ; 4. Salsette ; 5. Trombay , in must be impressed with the pictur- which the hill called the Neat's Tongue , esqueness of the scene . To the W. 900 ft . high , is a conspicuous mark ; the shore is ...
... entering the harbour a stranger Versova ; 4. Salsette ; 5. Trombay , in must be impressed with the pictur- which the hill called the Neat's Tongue , esqueness of the scene . To the W. 900 ft . high , is a conspicuous mark ; the shore is ...
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... entered the dockyard , working as common carpenters at 12 rs . a month . In 1774 Lowji died , leaving only a house and a sum of money under £ 3000 . He bequeathed , however , to his family a more precious legacy , The Custom House is a ...
... entered the dockyard , working as common carpenters at 12 rs . a month . In 1774 Lowji died , leaving only a house and a sum of money under £ 3000 . He bequeathed , however , to his family a more precious legacy , The Custom House is a ...
Page 9
... entering is good , owing to the length and height of the building , the simpli- city of the architecture , and the " dim religious light " diffused through the stained - glass windows . The roof is of teak . The first object remarked on ...
... entering is good , owing to the length and height of the building , the simpli- city of the architecture , and the " dim religious light " diffused through the stained - glass windows . The roof is of teak . The first object remarked on ...
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