Project Gutenberg 2014-05-20 Public domain in the USA. 192 Barber, James, active 1837-1839 The Overland Guide-book A complete vade-mecum for the overland traveller, to India viâ Egypt. Produced by Chris Curnow and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Overland Guide-book" by Captain James Barber is a comprehensive travel guide written in the mid-19th century. The book serves as a vade-mecum for travelers embarking on the journey to India via Egypt, detailing practical information about the routes, accommodations, and preparations needed for the trip. The text reveals a focus on the burgeoning steam communication between England and India, highlighting the importance of this travel route during that period. The opening of the guidebook establishes its purpose of providing systematic and systematic information for travelers wishing to take the Overland Route to India. Captain Barber shares his extensive experience and the challenges he faced in advocating for the steam communication project. He outlines the ease and advantages of the Overland Route compared to the longer journey around the Cape of Good Hope, offering insights into the various stages of the trip, potential stops, and what to expect along the way. Moreover, the introduction emphasizes the need for thorough preparation, providing readers with valuable tips for a smooth travel experience. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45706/45706-h/images/cover.jpg en Travel -- Guidebooks G Text Browsing: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference Browsing: Travel & Geography 579348 579021 2024-09-19T07:31:24.864628 2023-09-20T04:01:20.033238 text/html text/html 561085 2014-05-23T10:51:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1143004 2014-05-23T10:52:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1119774 2024-09-19T07:31:37.877571 application/epub+zip 1123815 2024-09-19T07:31:26.765593 application/epub+zip 204415 2024-09-19T07:31:25.790644 application/epub+zip 1276660 2024-09-19T07:31:44.508505 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1244468 2024-09-19T07:31:36.712602 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 332538 2022-09-20T19:40:40.896192 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 403473 403284 2024-09-19T07:31:22.010632 2023-09-20T04:01:17.494225 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 403161 2014-05-20T16:38:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 149387 2014-05-20T16:38:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 403194 2014-05-20T16:38:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 149250 2014-05-20T16:38:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19680 2024-09-19T07:31:44.679493 application/rdf+xml 5902 2024-09-19T07:31:25.952590 image/jpeg 1649 2024-09-19T07:31:25.874603 image/jpeg 1094040 2024-09-19T07:31:24.983609 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog