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First Indian Visitor Describes England and European Life // 1785 'Wonders of Vilayet' Primary Source

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This extract has been taken from the wonderful book: 'The Wonders of Vilayet: Being the Memoir, Originally in Persian, of a Visit to France and Britain in 1765' by Mirza Sheikh I'tesamuddin and translated by Kaiser Haq. Published by Peepal Tree Press Ltd. (2002)
https://www.amazon.com/Wonders-Vilayet-Originally-Persian-Britain/dp/1900715155

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By CMitch - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=62337213
By Femtoquake - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=18292595
English: View from the whispering gallery in St Pauls Cathedral in London.
Deutsch: Blick von der Flüstergalerie in der St. Pauls Kathedrale in London.
Fecha10 de febrero de 2011FuenteTrabajo propioAutorAiwok
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