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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trees . About m . farther to the S.W. is Citta Vecchia , which stands on a ridge from 200 to 300 ft . high , affording a view over nearly the whole island . There is a fine church here , St. Paul's ; near it are some curious catacombs ...
trees . About m . farther to the S.W. is Citta Vecchia , which stands on a ridge from 200 to 300 ft . high , affording a view over nearly the whole island . There is a fine church here , St. Paul's ; near it are some curious catacombs ...
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... stands facing N. , the narrow promontory of Colaba is behind him to the S.E .; on his right is the Yacht Club ; and before him stretches the main thoroughfare of the city , passing through the Fort , with the business quarter on the rt ...
... stands facing N. , the narrow promontory of Colaba is behind him to the S.E .; on his right is the Yacht Club ; and before him stretches the main thoroughfare of the city , passing through the Fort , with the business quarter on the rt ...
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... stands in the Fort , close to Elphinstone Circle . It was built as a garrison church in 1718 , and made a cathedral on the establishment of the See of Bombay in 1833 , on which occasion the low belfry was converted into a high tower ...
... stands in the Fort , close to Elphinstone Circle . It was built as a garrison church in 1718 , and made a cathedral on the establishment of the See of Bombay in 1833 , on which occasion the low belfry was converted into a high tower ...
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The Free Church stands on the N.E. Bay . The old European cemetery is side of Esplanade Cross Road . the most ... stand upon the highest point of Malabar Hill , 100 ft . above the sea . In order to see them permission must be obtained ...
The Free Church stands on the N.E. Bay . The old European cemetery is side of Esplanade Cross Road . the most ... stand upon the highest point of Malabar Hill , 100 ft . above the sea . In order to see them permission must be obtained ...
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... stands in an extensive garden , in which 4 teachers , who lecture in Marathi is a tank . In this Irani Dharmsala and Guzerati . There are 10 scholar- are sometimes as many as 200 men , ships , besides funds for medals . In women , and ...
... stands in an extensive garden , in which 4 teachers , who lecture in Marathi is a tank . In this Irani Dharmsala and Guzerati . There are 10 scholar- are sometimes as many as 200 men , ships , besides funds for medals . In women , and ...
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