An account of the Island of Ceylon : containing its history, geography, natural history, with the manners and customs of its various inhabitants : to which is added, the journal of an embassy to the Court of Candy : illustrated by a map, charts
Digitised Book 216.73.216.10 (0)
1803
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An account of the history, political and social conditions of Sri Lanka in 19th century.
Additional Details
- Title
- An account of the Island of Ceylon : containing its history, geography, natural history, with the manners and customs of its various inhabitants : to which is added, the journal of an embassy to the Court of Candy : illustrated by a map, charts
- Creators
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- Percival, Robert, 1765-1826
- Subject
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- Sri Lanka--Description and travel
- Sri Lanka--History
- Publisher
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- National Library Board Singapore, 1803
- Printed by and for C. and R. Baldwin, 1803
- Digital Description
- application/pdf, maps
- Table of Contents
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- Ch. I. Introduction -- ch. II. General description of Ceylon -- ch. III. The pearl fishery -- ch. IV. Patallom salt-works -- ch. V. Description of Columbo -- ch. VI. Country south of Columbo -- ch. VII. Description of the Ceylonese Dutch—Portuguese—Malays -- ch. IX. Religion of the Ceylonese -- ch. X. Circumstances which distinguish the Cinglese from the Candians -- ch. XI. The King of Candy's dominions -- ch. XII. The civil and military establishments of the kingdom of Candy -- ch. XIII. Description of the Bedahs, or Vaddahs -- ch. XIV. Animals of Ceylon -- ch. XIV. Vegetables -- ch. XV. Cinnamon, the staple commodity -- ch. XVI. Minerals of Ceylon -- ch. XVII. General observations -- ch. XVIII. Journal of the embassy to the Court of Candy, 1800.
- Copyright
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- Digitised images, All rights reserved, National Library Board Singapore, 2013