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
... guns each . This cape has a fort upon it , and the white cliffs , 150 feet high , are honeycombed by the waves , which break with great violence upon them . Just before entering the Straits of Gibraltar , Cape Trafalgar will also ...
... guns each . This cape has a fort upon it , and the white cliffs , 150 feet high , are honeycombed by the waves , which break with great violence upon them . Just before entering the Straits of Gibraltar , Cape Trafalgar will also ...
Page xxiii
... 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 Windmill Hill Flats , a level plateau m . long , which ends in a ...
... 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 Windmill Hill Flats , a level plateau m . long , which ends in a ...
Page xxiv
... Gun and O'Hara's Tower live a few monkeys , which are jealously protected . S. of the Signal Station , and 1100 ft . above the sea , is the celebrated St. Michael's Cave , open twice a week ; an entrance only 6 ft . wide leads into a ...
... Gun and O'Hara's Tower live a few monkeys , which are jealously protected . S. of the Signal Station , and 1100 ft . above the sea , is the celebrated St. Michael's Cave , open twice a week ; an entrance only 6 ft . wide leads into a ...
Page xxv
... guns of St. Angelo , which is a fort behind St. Elmo . The mail steamers are moored in the quarantine harbour , and the charge for landing is one shilling for a boat , which will carry four people . On landing , a long flight of steps ...
... guns of St. Angelo , which is a fort behind St. Elmo . The mail steamers are moored in the quarantine harbour , and the charge for landing is one shilling for a boat , which will carry four people . On landing , a long flight of steps ...
Page xxxvii
... Gun Wharf from 6 A.M. to 11 P.M. to call boats , suppress irregu- larities , and give information to passengers . After sunset passengers can be landed only at the Gun Wharf . Land Conveyances Every conveyance must have the number of ...
... Gun Wharf from 6 A.M. to 11 P.M. to call boats , suppress irregu- larities , and give information to passengers . After sunset passengers can be landed only at the Gun Wharf . Land Conveyances Every conveyance must have the number of ...
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