A London Encyclopaedia, Or Universal Dictionary of Science, Art, Literature and Practical Mechanics: Comprising a Popular View of the Present State of Knowledge : Illustrated by Numerous Engravings, a General Atlas, and Appropriate Diagrams, Том 4Thomas Curtis Thomas Tegg, 1829 |
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... branch of Bengalee com- merce to its original channel , by no other means than the manufacture of a superior article ... branches . They often become the food of the poorest natives , and the smallest kind are equally acceptable in a ...
... branch of Bengalee com- merce to its original channel , by no other means than the manufacture of a superior article ... branches . They often become the food of the poorest natives , and the smallest kind are equally acceptable in a ...
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... branches of rivers , inhabited by merchants or retail traders , under the protection of the nearest police officer . The currency consists of cauries or cowries , and rupees ; the former of which is used only for small change , gold ...
... branches of rivers , inhabited by merchants or retail traders , under the protection of the nearest police officer . The currency consists of cauries or cowries , and rupees ; the former of which is used only for small change , gold ...
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... branches . Three- fourths of this division remain in a state of na- ture , and are the abode of tigers , alligators , with numerous other species of vermin and reptiles . The town of Hooghly , situated on the west of the river of that ...
... branches . Three- fourths of this division remain in a state of na- ture , and are the abode of tigers , alligators , with numerous other species of vermin and reptiles . The town of Hooghly , situated on the west of the river of that ...
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... branches of the great chain of Himalaya , stretch- ing in a south - easterly direction , through Chati- gang and Aracan , to the Indian Ocean . The mountainous scenery of this district is very striking and delightful , when contrasted ...
... branches of the great chain of Himalaya , stretch- ing in a south - easterly direction , through Chati- gang and Aracan , to the Indian Ocean . The mountainous scenery of this district is very striking and delightful , when contrasted ...
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... branch of the Ganges ; the natives of which are called Calingi by Elian and Pliny . 2. Madhya , or Middle Calinga , in the Delta of the Ganges , which Pliny corruptly calls Medo Galinca . 3. Moga Calinga , extending from the eastern branch ...
... branch of the Ganges ; the natives of which are called Calingi by Elian and Pliny . 2. Madhya , or Middle Calinga , in the Delta of the Ganges , which Pliny corruptly calls Medo Galinca . 3. Moga Calinga , extending from the eastern branch ...
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