An account of the island of Ceylon: containing its history, geography, natural history, with the manner and customs of its various inhabitants; to which is added, the journal of an embassy to the court of Candy ... |
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| Title | An account of the island of Ceylon: containing its history, geography, natural history, with the manner and customs of its various inhabitants; to which is added, the journal of an embassy to the court of Candy ... 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 Man and Charts, Robert Percival |
| Author | Robert Percival |
| Publisher | Printed by and for C. and R. Baldwin, 1803 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 30 Jul 2009 |
| Length | 420 pages |
| Subjects | Sri Lanka |
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