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'Travels in Beloochistan and Sinde; accompanied by a geographical and historical account of those countries, with a map.' [158] (200/476)
The record is made up of 1 volume (423 pages). It was created in 1816. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: Printed Collections.
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158
CHAPTER XI.
BARREN AND UNINHABITED COUNTRY. SURHUD BELOOCHES. THAT VILLAGE
PLUNDERED. THE GUIDE'S BOMBAST AND THREATS. RIVER BED. THICK
JUNGUL. VARIOUS KINDS OF TREES. PATH VERY INTRICATE. VILLAGE
OF ASMANABAD. DESCRIPTION OF THE RIVER BED AND ITS APPEARANCE.
DISTURBED IN THE NIGHT BY WILD BEASTS. THE VILLAGERS ALL ON
THE ALERT. ERRONEOUS OPINION THEY HAVE ABOUT HUNTING WILD
HOGS. A FAKEER LEAVES THE PARTY. THE AUTHOR'S SATISFACTION.
TOWN OF HUFTUR. RECEPTION. THE
SIRDAR
Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division.
OR CHIEF. THE
AUTHOR SUSPECTED OF BEING A NATIVE PRINCE IN DISGUISE. HE EVADES
A DISCUSSION BY GIVING THE CHIEF A PISTOL. GETS A LETTER. TOWN
OF PUHRA. RECEPTION. THE AUTHOR DISCOVERED TO BE A EUROPEAN.
NO BAD CONSEQUENCES ENSUE, OWING TO THE LIBERALITY OF THE
CHIEF. THE VEXATION AND DISAPPOINTMENT OF THE GUIDE. HIS BE
HAVIOUR. HALT A DAY TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS. BELOOCHES VERY
TROUBLESOME. A GOOSAYEN ARRIVES. HIS STORY AND PEREGRINATIONS.
THE AUTHOR PROPOSES TO HIM TO ACCOMPANY HIM. THE CHIEF'S
LEVEE. WHERE HELD. AN EVENING ASSEMBLY. DISCUSSIONS AND
CONVERSATION. RUDE IDEAS OF THE CHIEF. EXEMPLIFIED BY AN
ANECDOTE. AUTHOR'S APOLOGY FOR HIS PROLIXITY. HIS REFLECTIONS
ON THE SUBJECT.
barren and uninhabited tract, consisting of rocky hills and dry
water-courses, in the bottoms of some of which there were various
kinds of low brushwood that might serve for camels to browse on, and
likewise a little water. The direction was quite as intricate, and
tended still more to the southward than yesterday ; and we were in
the evening, as nearly as I could compute, south-south-west of our
last halting place ; and, in a straight line, about ten miles from it.
Between twelve and one o'clock, I met with three families of Sur-
hud (Koord) Belooches, who were flying from that place, which they
llth. I marched twenty-five miles to-day, through a
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Travels in Beloochistan and Sinde; accompanied by a geographical and historical account of those countries, with a map.
Publication Details: London: Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, Paternoster-Row, 1816 Printed by A. Strahan, New-Street-Square.
Notes: Printer's name from colophon Section at the end of a manuscript text. .
Physical Description: xxx, 423, [1] p., [2] leaves of plates (1 folded) : ill. (col.), 1 map ; 28 cm. (4º)
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- 'Travels in Beloochistan and Sinde; accompanied by a geographical and historical account of those countries, with a map.'
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- front, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:vi-v, viii-r:xviii-v, ixx-r:ixx-v, 1:424, ixx-r, ixx-r:ixx-v, ixx-v, xx-r:xxi-v, back-i, back
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- Pottinger, Henry, Sir, 1789-1856--Travel
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