Historical and descriptive account of British India,
from the most remote period to the present time: including a narrative of the early Portuguese and English voyages, the revolutions in the Mogul empire, and the ... establishment of the British power;
with illustrations of the zoology, botany, climate, geology, and mineralogy. Also medical observations, an account of the Hindoo astronomy, the trigonometrical surveys, and the navigation of the Indian seas. By Hugh Murray ... James Wilson ... R.K. Greville ... Professor Jameson. Whitelaw Ainslie ... William Rhind ... Professor Wallace. And Captain Clarence Dalrymple ... With a map and engravings.

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Main Author

Murray, Hugh, 1779-1846.

Related Names

Dalrymple, Clarence.
Wallace, William, 1768-1843.
Rhind, William, fl. 1839-1867.
Ainslie, Whitelaw, Sir, 1767-1837.
Jameson, Robert, 1774-1854.
Greville, Robert Kaye, 1794-1866.
Wilson, James, 1795-1856.

Language(s)

English

Published

New York : Harper & Brothers, 1838-

Subjects

Natural history > Natural history / India.
India > India / Description and travel.
India > India / History.

Note

Added title-pages, engr.

Physical Description

v. front. (fold. map) illus. 15 cm.

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