Works, Volume 97Kraus Reprint, 1967 - Geography |
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Page 835
... o'clock in the evening . It took me to the roadstead , where I found the dhow from Muscat . I was received on board very civilly and given the most honourable place in the ship . While I was settling down , we heard the guns of the town ...
... o'clock in the evening . It took me to the roadstead , where I found the dhow from Muscat . I was received on board very civilly and given the most honourable place in the ship . While I was settling down , we heard the guns of the town ...
Page 853
... o'clock , we found the river thronged by about four hundred Arab women , who were swimming across it with all their household and tent belongings . This surprised me so much that I stopped my danak for half an hour , simply for the ...
... o'clock , we found the river thronged by about four hundred Arab women , who were swimming across it with all their household and tent belongings . This surprised me so much that I stopped my danak for half an hour , simply for the ...
Page 865
... o'clock in the morning . When we were sighted they sent over a large flat boat , which took us across with our horses in three trips . We then rested and refreshed ourselves some 200 paces outside the town in a place on the river - bank ...
... o'clock in the morning . When we were sighted they sent over a large flat boat , which took us across with our horses in three trips . We then rested and refreshed ourselves some 200 paces outside the town in a place on the river - bank ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 661 |
VOYAGE FROM MADRAS TO BOMBAY | 677 |
JOURNEY FROM BOMBAY TO TARAPUR | 718 |
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