Grand moving diorama of Hindostan : $b displaying the scenery of the Hoogly, the Bhagirathi, and the Ganges, from Fort William, Bengal, to Gangoutri, in the HimalayaParlby, Fanny Parkes
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Grand moving diorama of Hindostan : $b displaying the scenery of the Hoogly, the Bhagirathi, and the Ganges, from Fort William, Bengal, to Gangoutri, in the Himalaya
Parlby, Fanny Parkes
India -- Description and travel; Panoramas -- England -- London -- History -- 19th century
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TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES
1. P. 24, changed “each side her bows” to “each side of her bows”.
2. P. 44, changed “one side the hut” to “one side of the hut”.
3. Silently corrected typographical errors and variations in spelling.
4. Retained anachronistic, non-standard, and uncertain spellings as
printed.
5. Enclosed italics font in _underscores_.
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