In the Andamans and Nicobars: The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin", with Notices of the Islands, Their Fauna, Ethnology, EtcJ. Murray, 1903 - 373 pages |
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... ship's biscuits , rice , etc. Potatoes and onions will keep well for six months , and " sauerkraut , " or Chinese preserved greens , are useful articles . Many of the birds shot for specimens on this cruise , megapodes , pigeons , and ...
... ship's biscuits , rice , etc. Potatoes and onions will keep well for six months , and " sauerkraut , " or Chinese preserved greens , are useful articles . Many of the birds shot for specimens on this cruise , megapodes , pigeons , and ...
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... ship , when away from civilisation , we invariably wore a similar dress , or the national garment of Malaya , the sarong , than which nothing is more comfortable in a hot climate , unless it be the exceedingly sensible dress of the ...
... ship , when away from civilisation , we invariably wore a similar dress , or the national garment of Malaya , the sarong , than which nothing is more comfortable in a hot climate , unless it be the exceedingly sensible dress of the ...
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... ships ' bells had just rung seven ; the launch , with steam up , was whizzing at the jetty stairs ; a group of her seamen were chatting on the pierhead . It was now quite dark , and the black line of the jungle seemed to touch the ...
... ships ' bells had just rung seven ; the launch , with steam up , was whizzing at the jetty stairs ; a group of her seamen were chatting on the pierhead . It was now quite dark , and the black line of the jungle seemed to touch the ...
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... ships passing through the Archipelago . At the northernmost group of these islets , the Cinques , we spent a day , before visiting the coast of Little Andaman . The two islands , which are narrow and hilly , stretch for about 6 miles in ...
... ships passing through the Archipelago . At the northernmost group of these islets , the Cinques , we spent a day , before visiting the coast of Little Andaman . The two islands , which are narrow and hilly , stretch for about 6 miles in ...
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... ships that had called here during many years past, and was very anxious that we should add to the number.* * Letters of ... ship" (f) " On our visit to the north side of Car Nicobar, I found the bearer, Friend of England, an honest ...
... ships that had called here during many years past, and was very anxious that we should add to the number.* * Letters of ... ship" (f) " On our visit to the north side of Car Nicobar, I found the bearer, Friend of England, an honest ...
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aborigines amongst anchored Andaman and Nicobar Andamanese appearance Arakan Archipelago ashore Asiatic bamboo Beach forest birds boat Burmese canoe Captain ceremony Chaura Chinese cloth coast coco palms coconuts colour convict coral cotton covered crew dancing Elpanam face fathoms feast feet fish Friend of England fruit Galathea head headman houses Hume inches Indian inhabitants interior Jarawas jungle Kachal Kamorta Kar Nicobar Kondul land latter Linn Little Andaman Little Nicobar mafai Malacca Malay Malayan mangroves megapode miles monsoon Mūs Nancowry Nankauri Harbour natives Nicobar Islands Nicobarese night obtained Öngés palm leaves pandanus pigs Port Blair possess Pulo Milo rattan reef round rowed Rutland Island sail schooner seemed Settlement ship Shom Pen shore side spears species specimens spirits Sumatra tamiluanas Tanamara Teressa Terrapin Tilanchong trade trees Trinkat vessel village voyage wind women wood yards نے