The Road Book of India (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1825 Excerpt: ...comprehends every Road and Canal from the city of Pekin to the remotest extremities of China." "M. Morciiti has shewn himself a rival of his countryman M. Dupin, and it is rather humiliating to Englishmen to reflect that the best treatise upon the British constitution, the bew disquisition upon the public works and establishments of Britain, and the best digest of our commercial and financial accounts, should be furnished by foreign writers, who could possess none of the facilities which are incidental to persons born in England.'--Asiatic Journal, Aug. 1825. PART II.--MADRAS. ROUTE I. MADRAS to CONSTANTINOPLE, wo any PORT in MALABAR, to BOMBAY, thence to BUSSORA and BAGDAD-MADRAS to QUILON, 448 miles-Do. to TELLICHERRY, 412 miles--Do. to MANGABORE, 446 miles--Do. to CALCUTTA, 423 miles; nil ports in MALABAR; from any of these Ports by sea in coasting boats to BOMBAY in all months of the year, excepting during the S.W. Monsoon--BOMBAY to BUSSORA by sea is about 23 days in the months of January, 28 days in February, 34 days in March, after that period it is from 40 to 80 days. In November and December the passage may be nude in 26 days. BUSSORA to CONSTANTINOPLE via BAGDAD and MOSUL. Miles., Corny I 60 Arga 100 Sameva.-..... 05 Sabay, I 30 Lemboon I 30 Dewanee Khuscusea Hilla., Mahavil Scandera Beranoss Azad BAGDAD Yanjka Delyabbas Kuscadawrie Hills Narin River Karatapa Ruffrie, Touscourmartee, Taook Tepellee Kircook Alton Ruffrie Evril Ankava..' Killick and Larp River... Hasir River............... Kara Koost MOSUL Terstoff Aslee A River Jessura, Arab Encampment Visibin Orin Mardin Diarbeker Argena MedaD Village in Quenk Harpoot Medan Cherin Village Hassan Chillibee HadjeeKhan Dcleetotas Swas Karkoon Tokat Assin Amasia Marsivan, Osmanjeke Hadjee Ha...