Ceylon; an Account of the Island Physical, Historical, and
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James Emerson Tennent's account of Ceylon, here in its revised fourth edition of 1860, surveys the island's geography, history and natural history, with maps, plans and drawings. The first volume begins with physical geography: geology, minerals and gems such as rubies and sapphires, rivers, harbours, climate month by month at places like Colombo and Kandy, and the island's vegetation. It also records ancient views of the island's position, from Greek and Roman geographers to Arab ones. A frontispiece shows wild elephants being noosed.
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- Author
- James Emerson Tennent
- Reading time
- About 18 hours
- Pages
- 606
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Biology
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