A Handbook for Travellers in India, Pakistan, Burma and CeylonJ. Murray, 1955 - 634 pages |
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Page xciv
... CALCUTTA . Line 2. CALCUTTA . Line 3. CALCUTTA . Line 4. NEw Delhi . Routes Calcutta - Bhubaneswar - Vizagapatam - Madras- Bangalore . Calcutta - Dacca . Calcutta - Gauhati - Dibrugarh . Calcutta - Baghdogra . Calcutta - Nagpur - Bombay .
... CALCUTTA . Line 2. CALCUTTA . Line 3. CALCUTTA . Line 4. NEw Delhi . Routes Calcutta - Bhubaneswar - Vizagapatam - Madras- Bangalore . Calcutta - Dacca . Calcutta - Gauhati - Dibrugarh . Calcutta - Baghdogra . Calcutta - Nagpur - Bombay .
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... Calcutta ( Thacker , Calcutta , 3rd edn . , 1897 ) con- tains much information about the place at the end of the 18th century . Another excellent book on the same period is the Memoirs of William Hickey ( Hurst & Blackett ) ...
... Calcutta ( Thacker , Calcutta , 3rd edn . , 1897 ) con- tains much information about the place at the end of the 18th century . Another excellent book on the same period is the Memoirs of William Hickey ( Hurst & Blackett ) ...
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... Calcutta was in the hands of Justices of Peace . The Chamber of Commerce dates from 1834 , and the Port Trust Commission from 1870 . Numerically , Calcutta is , next to London , the largest city in the Commonwealth . The population of ...
... Calcutta was in the hands of Justices of Peace . The Chamber of Commerce dates from 1834 , and the Port Trust Commission from 1870 . Numerically , Calcutta is , next to London , the largest city in the Commonwealth . The population of ...
Contents
INTRODUCTORY INFORMATION | xi |
3 VOYAGE FROM ENGLAND to Gibraltar Marseilles Malta | xxiii |
4 GENERAL INFORMATION REGARDING INDIA AND PAKISTAN | xxxiv |
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