EASTERN HINDOOSTAN. 



out of all parts of the fiirface; poffibly we muft confine thefe 

 Angular works to pagodas, choultries, palaces, and other pub- 

 lic places. The inhabitants in general might obferve the 

 connmon mode of building ftill ufed in all Indian towns. Let 

 me obferve that brick might have been in ufe for the better fort, 

 for remains of pagodas are to be found here made of bricks *. 



This city was placed clbfe to the fea : a great extent ftill may 

 be traced by the lingular remains. Much has been covered 

 by the fea, and inundated by the effecfts of an earthquake f. 

 Many fimilar rocks, excavated and fculptured like thofe to this 

 time exifting, are to be feen on the fliore, and in fuch parts 

 of the fea where the depth doth not prevent them from being 

 vifible. Thefe ruins are called by the feamen the seven- 

 pagodas, for to that number have they been confined. Thev 

 have their utility to navigators, as marks for approaching- the 

 coaflr. 



It is to William Chambers, Efq; that the public is indebted 

 for a large and moft extenfive account of thefe wonderful anti^ 

 quities, to which I am obliged for the foregoing extracts ];. I 

 recommend the perufal of Mr. Chambers'^ account to every 

 reader of curiofity, who cannot fail of being highly gratified. I 

 truft it will not be long before they will be further explained by 

 the elegant defigns of Mr. Thomas Daniell, the greateft tra- 

 veller in Hindoqftan of this or perhaps any other times. His 

 prefent publications merit the encouragement of every perlbn 

 ©f tafte. His labors and his hazards deferve their favor. He 



* Afiatic RefeircheSj p. 149, 153. f P. 154 to 157. 



■|; PuHiflietl in the Asiatic Researches, vol. i. p. 145. N" v. 



obliged 



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