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 xxxii
... head of the Gulf of Suez to the Strait of Bab - el - Mandeb , about 1400 miles , and its greatest width is about 200 miles . At Ras Mohammed it is split by the peninsula of Sinai into two parts ; one , the Gulf of Suez , about 150 m ...
... head of the Gulf of Suez to the Strait of Bab - el - Mandeb , about 1400 miles , and its greatest width is about 200 miles . At Ras Mohammed it is split by the peninsula of Sinai into two parts ; one , the Gulf of Suez , about 150 m ...
Page xxxiii
... head of which stood the old town of Berenice . This gulf , according to Strabo , was called Sinus Immundus . The long peninsula or chersonesus , called Lepte Extrema , projecting from this gulf , is mentioned by Diodorus , who says its ...
... head of which stood the old town of Berenice . This gulf , according to Strabo , was called Sinus Immundus . The long peninsula or chersonesus , called Lepte Extrema , projecting from this gulf , is mentioned by Diodorus , who says its ...
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... head of the staircase , and that of Sir C. Forbes in a corner near it , all 3 by Chantrey . At the bottom of the staircase is the statue of Sir Jamshidji Jijibhai . The Council Room contains pictures of Baji Rao Peshwa , whose adopted ...
... head of the staircase , and that of Sir C. Forbes in a corner near it , all 3 by Chantrey . At the bottom of the staircase is the statue of Sir Jamshidji Jijibhai . The Council Room contains pictures of Baji Rao Peshwa , whose adopted ...
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... head and neck dropped off , and in 1814 the then shapeless mass was removed to Bombay , and may now be seen in the Victoria Gardens . The left side of the great cave is 130 ft . 8 in . in length , while the right side is only 128 ft . 4 ...
... head and neck dropped off , and in 1814 the then shapeless mass was removed to Bombay , and may now be seen in the Victoria Gardens . The left side of the great cave is 130 ft . 8 in . in length , while the right side is only 128 ft . 4 ...
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... head of Shiva . The god is standing , and has four arms , of which the outer left rests on a dwarf , who seems to bend under the weight . In the dwarf's right hand is a cobra , in his left a chauri ; from his neck hangs a necklace , the ...
... head of Shiva . The god is standing , and has four arms , of which the outer left rests on a dwarf , who seems to bend under the weight . In the dwarf's right hand is a cobra , in his left a chauri ; from his neck hangs a necklace , the ...
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