A History of Agriculture in India v2.c73.s2.2

v2.c73.s2.2

‘The enclosure was 1,530 yards square (1,279 m²). The tents and wall were of various colours and patterns within, but all red on the outside, and crowned with gilded globes and pinnacles, forming a sort of castle in the midst of the camp. The camp itself showed like a beautiful city of tents, of many colours, disposed in streets without the least disorder, covering a space of about five miles (8 km) across, and affording a glorious spectacle seen at once from a height.