Works, Volume 44Kraus Reprint, 1967 - Geography |
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Page 152
... refers to places on the Island of Salsette , of which Mahim seems the most probable . See also Yule's note in Marco Polo ( Y. and C. , II , 396 ) . There are few mentions of Bombay at this period , and such as there are refer to it as ...
... refers to places on the Island of Salsette , of which Mahim seems the most probable . See also Yule's note in Marco Polo ( Y. and C. , II , 396 ) . There are few mentions of Bombay at this period , and such as there are refer to it as ...
Page 168
... refers to the leaf and the second to the nut . The name tanchage seems to refer to Plantago lanceolata the common plantain weed , and not to the Indian plantain or banana , usually al'uded to by early Portuguese writers as Indian Fig ...
... refers to the leaf and the second to the nut . The name tanchage seems to refer to Plantago lanceolata the common plantain weed , and not to the Indian plantain or banana , usually al'uded to by early Portuguese writers as Indian Fig ...
Page 219
... refers to the Lingayats , as he says the husband and widow are both buried in a sitting posture , and at the present day Lingāyat burials are still carried out in the same way . " The grave should be a cube of nine feet dimensions ...
... refers to the Lingayats , as he says the husband and widow are both buried in a sitting posture , and at the present day Lingāyat burials are still carried out in the same way . " The grave should be a cube of nine feet dimensions ...
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INTRODUCTION OF THE PORTUGUESE EDITORS TO | xxxiii |
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