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... CHINA , BURMAH , SIAM , THE Malay Peninsula , and the Empire of Anam . On two sheets - Size , 4ft . 3in . wide ; 3ft . 4in . high , 16s .; or , on cloth , in a case , € 1 5s . MAP OF THE STEAM COMMUNICATION AND OVER- land Routes between ...
... CHINA , BURMAH , SIAM , THE Malay Peninsula , and the Empire of Anam . On two sheets - Size , 4ft . 3in . wide ; 3ft . 4in . high , 16s .; or , on cloth , in a case , € 1 5s . MAP OF THE STEAM COMMUNICATION AND OVER- land Routes between ...
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... China . ( Four times a Month . ) CONTENTS . - Latest and most authentic Intelligence from all parts of the East - Selections from the Indian press - Original Articles on India and the Services - Appointments , Promotions , Shipping ...
... China . ( Four times a Month . ) CONTENTS . - Latest and most authentic Intelligence from all parts of the East - Selections from the Indian press - Original Articles on India and the Services - Appointments , Promotions , Shipping ...
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... Chinese Wall ; also of the countries situated between India and China ( with the exception of Burmha ) , which , though not absolutely forbidden ground , are rarely visited by Europeans , and these visitors not necessarily Chess iv PREFACE ...
... Chinese Wall ; also of the countries situated between India and China ( with the exception of Burmha ) , which , though not absolutely forbidden ground , are rarely visited by Europeans , and these visitors not necessarily Chess iv PREFACE ...
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... China · CHAPTER XVIII . Essay on the Chaturanga , by Sir William Jones - On the Burmha Game of Chess , & c . , by Captain Hiram Cox - Conclusion . 238 • 258 284 APPENDIX . A. Review of Mr. N. Bland's " Essay on Persian Chess , " by D ...
... China · CHAPTER XVIII . Essay on the Chaturanga , by Sir William Jones - On the Burmha Game of Chess , & c . , by Captain Hiram Cox - Conclusion . 238 • 258 284 APPENDIX . A. Review of Mr. N. Bland's " Essay on Persian Chess , " by D ...
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... Chinese the Hindus , the Persians , the Arabians , the Irish , the 1 In honour of Semiramis , or of Zenobia . 2 " Persian Chess , " & c . , by N. Bland , Esq . , M.R.A.S. , 8vo . , p . 70 . 3 The Irish and Welsh pretensions will be ...
... Chinese the Hindus , the Persians , the Arabians , the Irish , the 1 In honour of Semiramis , or of Zenobia . 2 " Persian Chess , " & c . , by N. Bland , Esq . , M.R.A.S. , 8vo . , p . 70 . 3 The Irish and Welsh pretensions will be ...
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