!['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.' [‎228] (293/360)](https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100023463357.0x000001/V 7506_0301.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.' [‎228] (293/360)")
'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.' [228] (293/360)
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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As the fepoys were on foot, and moved flowly,
we left them with the baggage and rode on towards
Baffora. About half way we were met by Mr.
Abraham and Mr. Gaily, two of the company's
fervants, who very politely came to meet and con-
dud: us to the Engli/h faftory, at which we arrived
rather before three in the afternoon : the appear
ance of Baffora was exceedingly gloomy, having as
I have before obferved been almofl depopulated by
a plague, a fiege, and a famine. In the year 1772,
there was fuppofed to be upwards of four hundred
thoufand inhabitants in the place, and on the day
of our arrival, there were certainly not more than
fix thoufand, including the Perfians; the principal
ftreets were like a burying ground, with fcarcely
a Ipacevof three feet between each grave.
D ecember 19 th. Mr. Latouche endeavoured
to get a country boat to convey us to Mufcat, but
he could not procure one without fending to Bun
der Reeg, or Bunder Aboufliaher; called by us
Bunder Bulhire.
December ,20th. The difficulty of procuring
a boat was increafed by an order fent from Shiras,
to detain all boats for the ufe of the troops in their
march to reinforce the garrifbn. This day we rode
about the city, which in every part of it wore the
lame
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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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