History Of Ceylon: Presented By Captain John Ribeyro To The King Of Portugal, In 1685 (1847) - Couverture souple

Ribeyro, John

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ISBN 10 : 1165604973 ISBN 13 : 9781165604975

Editeur : Kessinger Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

""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) written by Captain John Ribeyro. The book was originally presented to the King of Portugal in 1685 and was later published in 1847. The book provides a detailed account of the island's history, including its early inhabitants, the arrival of the Portuguese in the 16th century, and the subsequent colonization by the Dutch and British. Ribeyro also describes the island's geography, flora and fauna, and the customs and traditions of its people.The book is written in a narrative style, with Ribeyro using his own experiences and observations to provide a vivid picture of life in Ceylon during the 17th century. He also includes details of the political and economic situation on the island, including the impact of European colonization on the local population.Overall, ""History of Ceylon: Presented by Captain John Ribeyro to the King of Portugal, in 1685"" is a valuable historical document that provides insight into the island's rich and complex past.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some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
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1165604973
• ISBN 13: 9781165604975
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 294
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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