!['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.' [‎260] (325/360)](https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100023463357.0x000001/V 7506_0333.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.' [‎260] (325/360)")
'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.' [260] (325/360)
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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feveral fnakes, the figns of being near the Malabar
coaft. Latitude obferved 19. 22.
February 7th. Moft part of the day very
little wind, and fometimes calm. About two
o'clock in the afternoon the fea wind fprung up
and frefhened to a fine breeze j hove to and found
ed, found forty-three fathoms : latitude obferved
19. 15. Courfe E. f N.
February 8th. A finefrefli breeze at N.W.
for the moft part of the day. Saw the land at day
light in the morning, and at four in the afternoon
came to an anchor in Bombay harbour, found there
the Afia man of war, Capt. Vandeputj the Royal
Admiral and Morfe Indiamen, and feveral other
country fhips. The Afia and the two Indiamen
arrived from England the day before us. At fix
in the evening went on fhore to the governor's
houfe and delivered him the pacquets.
Mr. Hornby the governor of Bombay, during
our flay on that Ifland, entertained us very politely
at his houfe, and ordered a veflel to be got ready
to convey us to Anjengo. On the 14th of Fe
bruary we embarked on board the Terrible bomb-
ketch, Capt. Baine, and arrived at Anjengo in
nine days; a voyage at this feafon of the year on
the-
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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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