A Voyage to China: Including a Voyage to the Bombay Presidency, the Mahratta Country, the Cave Temples of Western India, Singapore, the Straits of Malacca and Sunda, and the Cape of Good HopeWilliam Shoberl, 1851 - Cape of Good Hope (South Africa) |
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amongst appearance arrived ascend Bassein beautiful boat Bombay Brahmins Bunder bungalow called Callian Cape Town Captain carriages cave temple coast Colabah colour Concan covered dark deghop dinghy distance Dockyard dress East elephants English esplanade European excavation fish front Ghauts Governor guns Herefordshire hill Hindoo horses Hospital hundred Indian Navy island jungle Kanari Karli land light Mahratta Mahratta empire Malay Mazagon miles morning Mount Wellington native town night pagoda Panwell Parsee passed pattamar Peishwa pillars Poona Portuguese punkah reach render residence river road rock round ruins rupees sail sailors Salsette scene seen sepoys servants ship shore side sight Simon's Town Sir Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy soon sort square stone Straits of Malacca streets Sumatra Table Bay Table Mountain tank Tannah thick trees vessel village walls Western India wind yards