Government of IndiaHistory of Ceylon from the Earliest Period to the Year 1815
Author: Philalethes
Keywords: Sri Lanka, History, Geography, Religious Laws, Island
Publisher: Joseph Mawan, London
Description: The book, authored by Philalethes provides a descriptive account of the history of the Island of Ceylon from the earliest period to the year 1815 with characteristic details of the religious laws and manners of the people along with a collection of their moral maxims and ancient proverbs. The author says that although it is very recent, the Island of Ceylon is undoubtedly amongst the most important of the foreign possessions which is subject to the sovereignty of Great Britain.
Source: Central Secretariat Library
Type: Rare Book
Received From: Central Secretariat Library
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.contributor.author | Philalethes |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-07-30T07:34:16Z |
| dc.date.available | 2018-07-30T07:34:16Z |
| dc.description | The book, authored by Philalethes provides a descriptive account of the history of the Island of Ceylon from the earliest period to the year 1815 with characteristic details of the religious laws and manners of the people along with a collection of their moral maxims and ancient proverbs. The author says that although it is very recent, the Island of Ceylon is undoubtedly amongst the most important of the foreign possessions which is subject to the sovereignty of Great Britain. |
| dc.source | Central Secretariat Library |
| dc.format.extent | xxii, 382 p. |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf |
| dc.language.iso | English |
| dc.publisher | Joseph Mawan, London |
| dc.subject | Sri Lanka, History, Geography, Religious Laws, Island |
| dc.type | Rare Book |
| dc.date.copyright | 1817 |
| dc.identifier.accessionnumber | AS-004668 |
| dc.format.medium | text |
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.contributor.author | Philalethes |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-07-30T07:34:16Z |
| dc.date.available | 2018-07-30T07:34:16Z |
| dc.description | The book, authored by Philalethes provides a descriptive account of the history of the Island of Ceylon from the earliest period to the year 1815 with characteristic details of the religious laws and manners of the people along with a collection of their moral maxims and ancient proverbs. The author says that although it is very recent, the Island of Ceylon is undoubtedly amongst the most important of the foreign possessions which is subject to the sovereignty of Great Britain. |
| dc.source | Central Secretariat Library |
| dc.format.extent | xxii, 382 p. |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf |
| dc.language.iso | English |
| dc.publisher | Joseph Mawan, London |
| dc.subject | Sri Lanka, History, Geography, Religious Laws, Island |
| dc.type | Rare Book |
| dc.date.copyright | 1817 |
| dc.identifier.accessionnumber | AS-004668 |
| dc.format.medium | text |
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