A Description of Ceylon, Containing an Account of the Country, Inhabitants and Natural Productions; With Narratives of a Tour Round the island in 1800, The Campaign in Candy in 1803 and a Journey to Ramisseram in 1804.

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Published by Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme, London, 1807

About this Item

First edition. 2 volumes. 4to. pp.xii, 445 [1]; vi, 360. 25 plates: 2 engraved maps and plans of Ceylon and Columbo. 5 engraved plates (1 hand painted with a sepia wash). 18 aquatints, similarly tinted (2 folding). Contemporary half calf (offsetting to titles, paper lightly embrowned, occasional spotting, a nice, tight copy). Beautiful books!

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Description of Ceylon, Containing an Account of the Country, Inhabitants and Natural Productions; With Narratives of a Tour Round the island in 1800, The Campaign in Candy in 1803 and a Journey to Ramisseram in 1804.
• Publisher: Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme, London
• Publication Date: 1807
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Ceylon Sri Lanka