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ANDREW, Sir William.

Euphrates Valley route to India,

Euphrates Valley route to India,

in connection with the Central Asian and Egyptian questions. Lecture delivered at the National Club on the 16th June 1882.

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London, W.H. Allen, 1882

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Andrews, an East Indian Railway official, had proposed a railway along Euphrates, linking Europe with the Arabian Gulf at Basra, as a direct route between Britain and India. Although it had its supporters, the scheme was abandoned with the building of the Suez Canal.

Second edition; 8vo, 95, [ii], pp., 44pp.ads (dated July 1882), 2 folding maps (1 coloured), original brown cloth gilt, corners bumped, a very good copy.

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