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(20) The B.I. Co put the sailing of the Teesta back to the 22nd so I have 2 more days in India. I spent the morning at the museum library were I found a fine illustrated 2 vol. edition of Marco Polo by Yule. There were illustrations of Tali-fu lake & Pagen & seval route maps with modern names. (21) The Asiatic Society claimed my attention this morning. They have a large library, the hall of which is hung with modern oil paintings of Indian European celebrates. I found Gill's Book of 2 vols. on the Yangtze & [[?]] on Tonkin & Yunnan. They have a large number of current periodicals & magazines [[circled left]] 22 [[/circled left]] In the Asiatic Societies librart is a fine painting of Warren Hastings, full figure.