Memoir of a Map of Hindoostan; Or the Mogul's Empire: With an Examination of Some Positions in the Former System of Indian Geography; and Some Illustrations of the Present One: and a Complete Index of Names to the MapM. Brown, 1783 - 136 pages |
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Page 91
... Thibet in Du Halde , describes the courfe of the Sanpoo , to within 120 G. miles of the affumed fituation of the capital of Affam and still nearer to fome parts of the Burrampooter that are known , and have been described by the ...
... Thibet in Du Halde , describes the courfe of the Sanpoo , to within 120 G. miles of the affumed fituation of the capital of Affam and still nearer to fome parts of the Burrampooter that are known , and have been described by the ...
Page 92
... Thibet in 1774 , tra- velled by way of Coos - Beyhar , Taffafudon , and Paridrong , to Chanmanning , the then refidence of the Lama , and nearly in the fame parallel of latitude with Laffa . Unfortunately , very little geographical ...
... Thibet in 1774 , tra- velled by way of Coos - Beyhar , Taffafudon , and Paridrong , to Chanmanning , the then refidence of the Lama , and nearly in the fame parallel of latitude with Laffa . Unfortunately , very little geographical ...
Page 93
... Thibet and Bengal : but Mr. Bogle has cleared up this matter , by affuring us that Paridrong is the frontier town of Thi- bet towards Bootan , and not towards Bengal . And we have before afcertained that Bootan occupies an interval of ...
... Thibet and Bengal : but Mr. Bogle has cleared up this matter , by affuring us that Paridrong is the frontier town of Thi- bet towards Bootan , and not towards Bengal . And we have before afcertained that Bootan occupies an interval of ...
Page 94
... Thibet is , altogether , one of the highest in Afia ; it being a part of that elevated tract which gives rife not only to the rivers of India and China , but to those also of Siberia and Tartary : for if we examine the map of Afia , we ...
... Thibet is , altogether , one of the highest in Afia ; it being a part of that elevated tract which gives rife not only to the rivers of India and China , but to those also of Siberia and Tartary : for if we examine the map of Afia , we ...
Page 97
... Thibet , is about 7 miles on the east of the city . * Lama fignifies a Prieft , or Minister of Religion ; and Lamiffa is the feminine of Lama . Sanpoo , in the language of Thibet , means The River . I take it for granted that he means ...
... Thibet , is about 7 miles on the east of the city . * Lama fignifies a Prieft , or Minister of Religion ; and Lamiffa is the feminine of Lama . Sanpoo , in the language of Thibet , means The River . I take it for granted that he means ...
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afcertained Agimere Agra alfo Allahabad alſo Amednagur Attock Aurungabad Ayeneh Acbaree bearing Bejapour Bengal Berar Bombay Britiſh miles Burhanpour Calpy Canoge Cape Comorin Cape Negrais capital Capt Cattack charts circars circumſtance coaft coaſt coffes conflux conſtruction courfe courſe croffed D'Anville D'Apres Deccan degree Delhi deſcribed difference of longitude diſtance diſtrict divifion eaft eaſt eaſtern extent faid fame Ferifhta fide fituated fome foubah fouth fubject fuch fuppofed furniſhed furvey Ganges Golconda Guzerat Hindooftan horizontal diſtance India Indus iſland Itinerary Jomanes Jumna Kiftna Laffa Lahore Lamas latitude leſs longitude Madras Mahrattas Malwa meaſured Mewat Montrefor moſt Moultan mountains muſt Nagpour Negrais northern circars obfervations Oriffa Oude Palibothra peninfula poffeffion pofition Point Point Pedro Pondicherry Poonah poſition prefent Puddar purpoſe reckons reſpect river road route Sanpoo Setlege ſhould ſmall ſpace ſtate Tavernier theſe Thibet thofe thoſe Timur tract uſeful weft weſt weſtern
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Page 43 - Mahananda river, which is always navigable, and communicates also with the Ganges. Taking the extent of the ruins of Gour at the most reasonable calculation, it is not less than fifteen miles in length (extending along the old bank of the Ganges), and from two to three in breadth.
Page 7 - Cavvn's diftricl: of Rampour) all the flat country between that river and the northern mountains, as well. as the principal part of that fertile tract lying between the Ganges and Jumna, known by the name of Dooab*, to within forty miles of the city of Delhi.
Page 44 - ... the capital of Bengal and Bahar, as united under one government ; being nearly centrical with respect to the populous parts of those provinces, and...
Page 44 - These fabrics and a few others, appear to owe their duration to the nature of their materials, which are less marketable and more difficult to separate, than those of the ordinary brick buildings, which have been and continue to be an article of merchandize, and are transported to Moorshedabad, Maldah and other places for the purpose of building.
Page 55 - Attock now stands : because, first, it appears to have been, in all ages, the pass on the Indus leading from the countries of Cabul and Candahar into India ; and this is strongly indicated by the circumstance of Acbar's building the fortress of Attock to command it.
Page i - British standards from one extreme of it to the other; a map of Hindoostan, such as will explain the local circumstances of our political connections, and the marches of our armies, cannot but be highly interesting to every person whose imagination has been struck by the splendour of our victories.
Page 9 - ... mentions, feems to be the Canton of our merchants. The third divifion of Hind is called MABER * by the Arabians, and extends from the gulf of Bengal on both fides of the Ganges as far northward as the ftraits of Kupele ; and here we may obferve, that it is ufual with the Ajiaticks to give the fame name to the countries, which lie on both fides of any confiderable river...
Page 89 - ... the king of Burmah or Ava:" and again; "The king of Burmah, whose reputed capital is Ava, and from whence the whole kingdom, though erroneously, is often denominated, is said to possess not only the country of Meckley, in addition to those of Pegu and Burmah, but also the whole tract which lies on the north of it, between China, Thibet, and Assam."—Mem.
Page 56 - Lahore now (lands, he appears to be drawn out of the direct route towards the Ganges, to attack the city of Sangala...
Page i - Hindoostan was limited to a particular province.. . little curiosity was excited towards the general geography of the country: but now that we are engaged either in wars, alliances, or negociations with all the...