A History of the Mahrattas v1.c22.76
A History of the Mahrattas v1.c22.76
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v1.c22.76
³ [In a letter to Sir G. Oxinden of September 26, 1662, Gerald Aungier writes: ‘The place (Bombay) does not answer our King’s expectations by four-fifths of what was represented to him. For by the draught which was delivered to His Majesty, Bombay, Salsette and Thāna were included all in one island, and all under the same and royalty of Bombay; but Captain Browne and myself, having sailed round this island, do find it far otherwise, being in extent scarcely