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        "Insets: Aracan River -- River Hoogly -- Continuation of the River to Calcutta -- Maulmain Harbour -- Entrance of the River Negrais -- Maulmain River -- Amherst Road -- Rangoon River -- Colombo Harbour -- Trincomalé Bay and Harbour -- Point de Galle Harbour."
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