Eleven Years in Ceylon : Comprising Sketches of the Field Sports and Natural History of that Colony and an Account of its History and Antiquities
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
9391928277
ISBN-13
9789391928278
Publisher
Manohar Publishers and Distributors
Imprint
Manohar Publishers and Distributors
Country of Manufacture
IN
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Aug 22nd, 2024
Print length
368 Pages
Weight
542 grams
Dimensions
14.80 x 22.90 x 3.30 cms
Product Classification:
Asian historyBotany & plant sciencesZoology & animal sciencesTrack & field sports, athletics
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The ancient city of Magam, its ruins, temples, and botanical gardens, the arrival of the Portuguese in Ceylon, and also the history of the Island prior to the Sinhalese conquest in 543 bc.
In this second volume, the author describes the places of interest, sports, flora, and fauna of Ceylon Island. The reader is taken on a tour of the ancient fortresses of Sigiriya, the description of the famed leopards and elephants there, his journey to Trincomalee, the accounts of canals and artificial lakes, the beautiful buildings and ancient temples and monuments there, elephant catching, the description of the aboriginals of Ceylon, the mountains of Lakagella, the funerary rites of the Sinhalese rulers, the description of various plants found there, like the cinnamon trees, the dangerous venomous snakes, the flora and fauna of Kandy, the Horton plains, the ancient city of Magam, its ruins, temples, and botanical gardens, the arrival of the Portuguese in Ceylon, and also the history of the Island prior to the Sinhalese conquest in 543 BCE.
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