Himalayan Journals, Or, Notes of a Naturalist in Bengal, the Sikkim and Nepal Himalayas, the Khasia Mountains, &c, Volume 1 |
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... called the Chatsworth of Bengal . A little higher up , Calcutta opened out , with the batteries of Fort William in the foreground , thundering forth a salute , and in a few minutes more all other thoughts were absorbed in watching the ...
... called the Chatsworth of Bengal . A little higher up , Calcutta opened out , with the batteries of Fort William in the foreground , thundering forth a salute , and in a few minutes more all other thoughts were absorbed in watching the ...
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... called systems of fossil plants is composed . A number of women were here employed in making gun- powder , grinding the usual materials on a stone , with the addition of water from the Hookah ; a custom for which they have an obstinate ...
... called systems of fossil plants is composed . A number of women were here employed in making gun- powder , grinding the usual materials on a stone , with the addition of water from the Hookah ; a custom for which they have an obstinate ...
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... the rains , when the low wagons are dragged through the streams . The roads here are all mended with a curious stone , called Kunker , which is a nodular concretionary deposit of FEB . 1848 . 11 SCENES ON THE TRUNK - ROAD .
... the rains , when the low wagons are dragged through the streams . The roads here are all mended with a curious stone , called Kunker , which is a nodular concretionary deposit of FEB . 1848 . 11 SCENES ON THE TRUNK - ROAD .
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Joseph Dalton Hooker. called Kunker , which is a nodular concretionary deposit of limestone , abundantly imbedded in the alluvial soil of a great part of India . * It resembles a coarse gravel , each pebble being often as large as a ...
Joseph Dalton Hooker. called Kunker , which is a nodular concretionary deposit of limestone , abundantly imbedded in the alluvial soil of a great part of India . * It resembles a coarse gravel , each pebble being often as large as a ...
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... ( called Soorujkoond ) are situated close to the road , near the mouth of a valley , in a remarkably pretty spot . They are , of course , objects of worship ; and a ruined temple stands close behind them , with three very conspicuous ...
... ( called Soorujkoond ) are situated close to the road , near the mouth of a valley , in a remarkably pretty spot . They are , of course , objects of worship ; and a ruined temple stands close behind them , with three very conspicuous ...
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