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Paris, Dentu, 1803. In 8th. 2 volumes in 1 vol. With 4 tables per etching several times folded outside the text of which a large map of the island, one of the city of Colombo, one of the fishing of pearls and one of the port of Trincomale, the latter with a small restoration, sporadic foxing, small stain on the paper 'island, ligature coeval in leather, title and numbering embossed in gold on spine within double block, defects on spine o and hinges, traces of use. Traces of signature belonging to endpaper.
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First edition. Robert Percibal, Anglican missionary who worked in Bengal and Ceylon, recounts the journey undertaken in the years from 1797 to 1800 in the island of Ceylon and describes the state of the island, the history, the geography, the customs of the inhabitants , religion, the customs of the Dutch, Portuguese and Malaysians, the natural productions of the territory, the civil and military institutions, animals and plants, minerals.
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