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LXXXVII. 



Bridge over the River Biswamintree, near Brodera. 



This being the only bridge of any consequence I ever saw in India, 

 I have introduced it as a specimen of those structures. —It is built of stone; 

 and during the floods in the rainy season, when the stream frequently 

 rises thirty or forty feet, and rushes with astonishing velocity, through 

 the upper arches, it is of so great use in the province, as to render it 

 astonishing it has not been imitated near other principal towns. This 

 bridge was erected when the Moguls possessed Brodera. 



LXXXVIII. 



The Red, Blue, and While Lotus of Hindostan. 



These Water Lilies were drawn and coloured from nature : they are par- 

 ticularly described in various parts of the Memoirs; and almost cover the 

 Indian lakes. When gently agitated by the breeze, they give them a 

 beauty and freshness not easily conceived by the inhabitants of a colder 

 climate. 



LXXXIX. 



View of Onore Fort, after the Siege in 1783. 



This engraving was made from a drawing taken on the spot by an of- 

 ficer, after the siege by Tippoo Sultan's forces in 17S3, when it Avas most 

 gallantly defended by Major Torriano and a small garrison, as fully related 

 in the Memoirs. 



XC. 



The Black and White Kingfisher, and Spotted Frog of Malabar. 



These are both mentioned in the preceding account of the natural his- 

 tory of Tellicherry. The former frequently vanes in its plumage; the 



