India and Lord Ellenborough (Classic Reprint)

As to the extent of country properly comprehended under the name of India, opinions may differ. In con formity with popular acceptation, its boundaries may be assumed as follows - On the north, the mountains which form for a part of the line the southern boundary of Nepaul, and for the remainder, that of Chinese Tartary; on the south, the Indian Ocean and the Bay of Bengal; on the east, the territories constituting the Burman em pire; and on the west,...