History of Ceylon: Presented by Captain John Ribeyro to the King of Portugal, in 1685 - Couverture souple

Ribeyro, John

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1104292181 ISBN 13 : 9781104292188

Editeur : Kessinger Publishing Co, 2009

Synopsis

The book ""History of Ceylon: Presented by Captain John Ribeyro to the King of Portugal, in 1685"" is a historical account of the island of Ceylon, now known as Sri Lanka. The book was originally written by Captain John Ribeyro and was presented to the King of Portugal in 1685. This particular edition of the book was published in 1847.The book provides a detailed account of the history of Ceylon, including its early inhabitants, the arrival of the Portuguese in the 16th century, and the subsequent colonization by the Dutch and British. The author also provides information on the geography, flora, and fauna of the island, as well as the customs and traditions of its people.Captain John Ribeyro was a Portuguese soldier and historian who lived in Ceylon during the 17th century. His account of the island is considered to be one of the most important historical documents on the subject, as it provides a firsthand account of the island's history and culture during the colonial period.Overall, ""History of Ceylon: Presented by Captain John Ribeyro to the King of Portugal, in 1685"" is a valuable resource for anyone interested in the history of Sri Lanka and its colonial past.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Kessinger Publishing Co
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1104292181
• ISBN 13: 9781104292188
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 296
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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