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nions. It is a fruit frequently mentioned in these volumes, as differing in 

 form, colour, and flavour, more than usual in oriental orchards, and far ex- 

 ceeding the variety of apples in Europe. The Alphonso mango at Goa, and 

 that of Mazagon on Bombay, have deservedly obtained the preference to 

 every other sort. The fruit is delineated in its various stages, as is some- 

 times seen on the same tree, adorned by one of the most beautiful Indian 

 butterflies. 



In this plate Mr. Hooker has exhibited a charming specimen of that 

 correct taste and ability in colouring subjects of Natural History, so emi- 

 nently conspicuous throughout these volumes, as to make me regret that 

 the plan of this work would not admit of a larger selection of embellish- 

 ments of this description. 



XXXII. 



Tellicherry, on the Coast of Malabar. 



The drawing was taken from a ship in the road, and gives a view of this 

 pleasant and healthy settlement, extending frem Tellicherry to Maylan, a 

 fort about a mile distant. 



XXXIII. 



Calicut, on the Coast of Malabar. 



This humble fishing town scattered among the cocoa-nut woods on the 

 Coast of Malabar, is all that remains of the grand emporium of Calicut, 

 which was esteemed among the first commercial cities in India, when 

 Vasco de Gama arrived there, after his adventurous passage round the 

 Cape of Good Hope, at the end of the sixteenth century ; as particularly 

 mentioned in the Memoirs. 



XXXIV. 



Cochin, on the Coast of Malabar. 



This view was taken from a vessel at anchor in the road, and includes 

 the handsomest part of the town, with the entrance of the river. Cochin 



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