!['Observations on the Passage to India, Through Egypt. Also by Vienna through Constantinople to Aleppo, and from thence by Bagdad, and directly across the Great Desert, to Bassora. With Occasional Remarks on the adjacent Countries, an Account of the different Stages, and Sketches of the several Routes on four Copper Plates.' [‎204] (269/360)](https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100023463357.0x000001/V 7506_0277.jp2/full/!1200,1200/0/default.jpg "'Observations on the Passage to India, Through Egypt. Also by Vienna through Constantinople to Aleppo, and from thence by Bagdad, and directly across the Great Desert, to Bassora. With Occasional Remarks on the adjacent Countries, an Account of the different Stages, and Sketches of the several Routes on four Copper Plates.' [‎204] (269/360)")
'Observations on the Passage to India, Through Egypt. Also by Vienna through Constantinople to Aleppo, and from thence by Bagdad, and directly across the Great Desert, to Bassora. With Occasional Remarks on the adjacent Countries, an Account of the different Stages, and Sketches of the several Routes on four Copper Plates.' [204] (269/360)
The record is made up of 1 volume (270 pages). It was created in 1785. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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quenceof the Baffora news, the Sheick promifed
us we fhould go to Baflbra inftead of Graine.
i
About twelve o'clock the wind began to blow
very ftrong from the N. W. which produced
cloudy weather and fome rain ; halted about half
paft three o'clock in the evening, courfe E. S. E.
November 29th. The wind continued to
blow violently and exceedingly cold; we march
ed at half after, feven, paffed over a barren coun
try, faw to the right of us, at a confiderable
diftance flock of (heep : when we firft perceived
them they were near the fummit of a hill, which
made them look large, and gave them the ap
pearance of a party of horfe. About three o'clock
we came to a country covered with furze, the
fame as we had feen before j caught a few hares,
flopt at half after four o'clock in the evening:
our Sheir.k who had intelligence of fome Arabs
being on the road, fent two men to a village to
gain further information about them; the man
who returned on foot went again on a camel to
fearch for his comrade, the wind continued
blowing hard all this day from the N. W. courfe
S. E.
November 30th. Marched at half paft feven
this morning, the wind blowing at N. W. ex
ceedingly
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Observations on the Passage to India, Through Egypt. Also by Vienna through Constantinople to Aleppo, and from thence by Bagdad, and directly across the Great Desert, to Bassora. With Occasional Remarks on the adjacent Countries, an Account of the different Stages, and Sketches of the several Routes on four Copper Plates , authored by Colonel James Capper, published in London, and printed for W Faden, Geographer to the King, Charing Cross; J Robson, in the New Bond Street; and R Sewell, in Cornhill.
Edition: The third edition, with alterations and additions
Physical Description: initial Roman numeral pagination (i-xxxvi); Octavo.
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- 'Observations on the Passage to India, Through Egypt. Also by Vienna through Constantinople to Aleppo, and from thence by Bagdad, and directly across the Great Desert, to Bassora. With Occasional Remarks on the adjacent Countries, an Account of the different Stages, and Sketches of the several Routes on four Copper Plates.'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:iii-v, 1:10, 1:38, 1:108, 108a:108b, 109:158, 158a:158b, 159:288, iv-r:vi-v, back-i
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- Capper, James
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