Identifier: handbooktravelle00john (find matches)
Title: A handbook for travellers in India, Burma, and Ceylon .
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: John Murray (Firm)
Subjects: India -- Guidebooks Burma -- Guidebooks Sri Lanka -- Guidebooks
Publisher: London : J. Murray Calcutta : Thacker, Spink, & Co.
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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