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... Madras ; Sir Richard Temple , Governor of Bombay ; Sir George Couper , Lieutenant - Governor of the North - Western Provinces ; Mr. Egerton , Lieutenant - Governor of the Punjab ; and Mr. Rivers Thompson , Chief Commissioner of British ...
... Madras ; Sir Richard Temple , Governor of Bombay ; Sir George Couper , Lieutenant - Governor of the North - Western Provinces ; Mr. Egerton , Lieutenant - Governor of the Punjab ; and Mr. Rivers Thompson , Chief Commissioner of British ...
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... , 173 , 175 , and 117 , 119 , Regent Street , London . WATSON AND BONTOR , 35 , 36 , Old Bond Street , London . J. WATSON AND SON , Moorgate Street Chambers , London , E.C. MESSRS . DESCHAMPS & Co. , Madras . GEORGE HOLME.
... , 173 , 175 , and 117 , 119 , Regent Street , London . WATSON AND BONTOR , 35 , 36 , Old Bond Street , London . J. WATSON AND SON , Moorgate Street Chambers , London , E.C. MESSRS . DESCHAMPS & Co. , Madras . GEORGE HOLME.
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... Madras . - Sugar and Spirits . C. FOSTER & Co. - Bookbinding and Printing . MAHOMED HUSSEIN SAHIB . - Embroidery . · ORAGANTI TIRNPETTY RAJU . - Triplicane Embroidery . vii TABLE OF CONTENTS . Page INTRODUCTION The Indo - vi.
... Madras . - Sugar and Spirits . C. FOSTER & Co. - Bookbinding and Printing . MAHOMED HUSSEIN SAHIB . - Embroidery . · ORAGANTI TIRNPETTY RAJU . - Triplicane Embroidery . vii TABLE OF CONTENTS . Page INTRODUCTION The Indo - vi.
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... Madras swami figures , were called emblemata . Nothing could be worse than the tea tray and tea pot , and sugar and milk bowls , in this Madras tea service . The cups and saucers are un- objectionable perhaps , while the spoons , which ...
... Madras swami figures , were called emblemata . Nothing could be worse than the tea tray and tea pot , and sugar and milk bowls , in this Madras tea service . The cups and saucers are un- objectionable perhaps , while the spoons , which ...
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... Madras have been developed from its architecture . Some- The Indian goldsmith has sometimes to execute his work on the grandest scale , reminding one of the gold work done for Solomon's Temple and household . If a Hindu has to undergo ...
... Madras have been developed from its architecture . Some- The Indian goldsmith has sometimes to execute his work on the grandest scale , reminding one of the gold work done for Solomon's Temple and household . If a Hindu has to undergo ...
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