Francois Valentijn's Description of Ceylon
de VALENTIJN, Francois, edited by Sinnappah Arasaratnam;
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London, The Hakluyt Society, 1978, First Edition. . original cloth, giltvignette, dj, fine. . 8vo; xvi, 395, frontis, 12 illus, folding map, bibliog. . Valentijn's Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indien (Old and New East Indies) is a primary source but has never been republished in full in a critical edition or made available in English translation. This book deals with Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) with substantial sections on geography, society, topography, natural history, an account of the Dutch conquest of the island, etc. One of the most informative writings on Ceylon in English for the first time. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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- Francois Valentijn's Description of Ceylon
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- VALENTIJN, Francois, edited by Sinnappah Arasaratnam;
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- Original cloth, giltvignette, dj, fine.
- Estado del libro
- Usado
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- London, The Hakluyt Society, 1978, First Edition.
- Tamaño
- 8vo; xvi, 395, frontis, 12 illus
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- Travel - Asia;
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