Ceylon : an account of the island, physical, historical, and topographical, with notices of its natural history, antiquities, and productions

688 Pages·1999·37.6 MB·English

by  Tennent, James Emerson, Sir, 1804-1869, creator

CEYLON
AN ACCOUNT OF THE ISLAND
PHYSICAL, HISTORICAL, AND TOPOGRAPHICAL
WITH NOTICES OF ITS
NATURAL HISTORY. ANTIQUITIES, AND PRODUCTION
AES - CEYLON / SRI LANKA SELECT CHECK LIST
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ACCOUNT OFTHE INTERIOR OF CEYLON AND OF ITS INHABITANTS : DAVY JOHN (0557-8)
ACCOUNT OFTHE ISLAND OF CEYLON : PERCIVAL, R. (0563-2)
ADAM’S PEAK. Legendary, traditional and historic notices of the Samanala and Sripada : SKEEN WILLIAM (1234-5)
ANCIENT CEYLON : PARKER, H. (0208-0)
ANCIENT INSCRIPTIONS IN CEYLON-2 VOLS.: MULLER, E. (0213-7)
ANCIENT JAFFNA : RASANAYAGAM M.C. (0210-2)
ARCHITECTURAL REMAINS, ANURADHAPURA CEYLON,: SMITHER JAMES, G. (0883-6)
BUDDHIST ART IN INDIA : GRUNWEDEL ALBERT
BUDDHIST ART IN INDIA, CEYLON & JAVA : VOGEL J. PH. (1225-6)
CEYLON - A General description of the Island, Historical, Physical, Statistical-2 VOLS.: ANON (0934-4)
CEYLON -THE PORTUGUESE ERA, being a History of the Island (1505-1658)- 2 VOLS.: PIERIS, P. (1344-9)
CEYLON - An Account of the island, physical historical and topographical-2 VOLS.: TENNENT.I. E. (1241-8)
CEYLON AND ITS CAPABILITIES.: BENNETTJ.W. (1168-3)
CEYLON AND THE HOLLANDERS 1658-1796.: P E. PIERIS (1343-0)
CEYLON AND THE PORTUGUESE 1505-1658.: P E. PIERIS (1372-4)
CEYLON ANDTHE SINHALESE-2 VOLS.: SIRR, H.C. (0517-9)
CEYLON COINS AND CURRENCY : CODRINGRON, H.W. (0913-1)
CEYLON IN THE “JUBILEE YEAR” : FERGUSON, JOHN (0963-8)
CEYLON PAST AND PRESENT : ENRIQUEZ C. M. (1385-6)
CHRISTIANITY IN CEYLON : TENNENTJ. E. (1330-9)
CULAVAMSA, Being the more recent part of Mahavamsa-2 VOLS.: GEIGER, WILHELM (04. 0-X)
DESCRIPTION OFTHE GREAT AND MOST FAMOUS ISLE OF CEYLON : BALDAEU PHILIP (1172-1)
DIPAVAMSA-, Ancient Buddhist Historical Record : OLDENBERG, H. (0217-X)
EIGHT YEARS IN CEYLON : BAKER SAMUEL, W(0931-X)
EIGHT YEARS IN CEYLON (1826-37) - 2 VOLS : FORBES MAJOR (0967-0)
EPIGRAPHIA ZEYLANICA-4 VOLS : WICKREMASINGHE DE ZILVA (0914-X)
FIFTY YEARS IN CEYLON, 1818-68.: SKINNER, THOMAS. (1072-5)
FROM ADAM'S PEAK TO ELEPHANTA-Sketches of Ceylon and India : CARPENTER, EDWARD (1233-7)
GOLDEN TIPS, Description of Ceylon and its great tea industry : CAVE, H.W. (0940-9)
HUNTING AND SHOOTING IN CEYLON : STOREY HARRY (1163-2)
IN OLD CEYLON : FARRER REGINALD (1027-X)
MAHAVAMSA OR, The great chronicle of Ceylon: GEIGER, WILHELM (0218-8)
MAHAVAMSA - 2 VOLS. Containing Chapter 1-100. : WIJESINHA L.C. MUDALIAR (1154-1)
MEMOIRS OFTHE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CEYLON - 4 VOLS : HOCART/PARANAVITANAS
ON THE ANCIENT COINS AND MEASURES OF CEYLON : RHYS DAVIDS (1188-8)
PALMS AND PEARLS OR SCENES IN CEYLON : WATTERS ALAN. (1235-3)
RIFLE AND HOUND IN CEYLON.: S. W. BAKER (1297-”)
ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS PERADENIYA. H. F. MACMILLAN (1353-8)
RUINED CITIES OF CEYLON : CAVE, H.W. (1369-4)
SACRED CITY OF ANURADHAPURA, : HARIS CHANDRA, B (0216-1)
SKETCHES OF NATURAL HISTORY OF CEYLON : TENNENT J. E. (0216-1)
TEMPORAL AND SPIRITUAL CONQUEST OF CEYLON-3 VOLS : OUEYROZ cERNAO DE (076^ -3)
TRAVELS ON FOOT THROUGH THE ISLAND OF CEYLON : HAAFNER, J. (1075-X)
TROPICAL PLANTING AND GARDENING. : H. F. MACMILLAN (1415-1)
VILLAGE FOLK-TALES OF CEYLON - 3 VOLS. : PARKER, H. (1164-0)
VISITTO CEYLON IN THE YEARS 1881-82 : HAECKEL. E. (1042-3)
YALPANA-VAIPAVA-MALAI OR, The History of the Kingdom of Jaffna : BRITTO, C MAYT.VAKANAM (1362-7)
CEYLON
AN ACCOUNT OF THE ISTAND
PHYSICAL, HISTORICAL, AND TOPOGRAPHICAL
WITH NOTICES OF ITS
NATURAL HISTORY, ANTIQUITIES, AND PRODUCTION
JAMES EMERSON TENNENT
ILLUSTRATED BY MAPS, PLANS, AND DRAWINGS
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CEYLON
AN ACCOUNT OF THE ISLAND
PHYSICAL, HISTORICAL, AND TOPOGRAPHICAL
WITH
NOTICES OF ITS NATURAL HISTORY, ANTIQUITIES AND PRODUCTIONS
BY
SIR JAMES EMERSON TENNENT, Iv.C.S. LL.D. &c.
ILLUSTRATED BY MAPS, PLANS, AND DRAWINGS
SECOND EDITION
VOLUME II.
LONDON
LONGMAN, GREEN, LONGMAN, AND ROBERTS
1859
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