Handbook for Travellers in India, Burma and Ceylon Including AllBritish India, the Portuguese and French Possessions, and the Indian StatesJ. Murray, 1955 |
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Page 129
... beautiful ornamentation of inlaid mirror work and fine tiles of Dutch and Chinese make ; the Bari Mahal , or Amar Vilas ( 1699-1711 ) , has a charming garden in the centre of it . On the W. side of the Tripolia are the Karan Vilas ...
... beautiful ornamentation of inlaid mirror work and fine tiles of Dutch and Chinese make ; the Bari Mahal , or Amar Vilas ( 1699-1711 ) , has a charming garden in the centre of it . On the W. side of the Tripolia are the Karan Vilas ...
Page 183
... beautiful book is the Dah Pand , written in 1864 . The Armoury contains a splendid collection of sabres and other weapons finely wrought and finished and studded with jewels ; also of handsome swords with hilts of gold . Dozens of these ...
... beautiful book is the Dah Pand , written in 1864 . The Armoury contains a splendid collection of sabres and other weapons finely wrought and finished and studded with jewels ; also of handsome swords with hilts of gold . Dozens of these ...
Page 341
... beautiful trees , and aboutm . from Panorama Point comes to a point parallel with Porcupine Point , where a precipice descends abruptly 1000 ft . At 100 yd . from its termina- tion the road goes quite round the brow of the peak , and ...
... beautiful trees , and aboutm . from Panorama Point comes to a point parallel with Porcupine Point , where a precipice descends abruptly 1000 ft . At 100 yd . from its termina- tion the road goes quite round the brow of the peak , and ...
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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