Description
Letter dated 1787 from William Parson to Alexander Dalrymple about a flood that occurred on the Coromandel coast - the southeastern coast region of the Indian subcontinent. Alexander Dalrymple served as the hydrographer for the East India Company during the late eighteenth century.
Citation
Adams, Rev. John. "The Flowers of Celebrated Travellers; Being a Selection from the Most Elegant, Entertaining, and Instructive Travels." Baltimore: Mordecai Stewart, circa 1820.