Jonathan Forbes
Eleven Years in Ceylon: Comprising Sketches of the Field Sports and Natural History of that Colony and an Account of its History and Antiquities
Eleven Years in Ceylon: Comprising Sketches of the Field Sports and Natural History of that Colony and an Account of its History and Antiquities
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The author describes the places of interest, sports, flora, and fauna of Ceylon Island in this second volume, including ancient fortresses, leopards and elephants, canals and artificial lakes, beautiful buildings and temples, elephant catching, aboriginals, mountains of Lakagella, funerary rites of Sinhalese rulers, and various plants and animals.
Format: Hardback
Length: 368 pages
Publication date: 14 November 2023
Publisher: Manohar Publishers and Distributors
The author of this volume takes the reader on a tour of the ancient fortresses of Sigiriya, describing the famed leopards and elephants there, his journey to Trincomalee, the accounts of canals and artificial lakes, the beautiful buildings and ancient temples and monuments there, elephant catching, the description of the aboriginals of Ceylon, the mountains of Lakagella, the funerary rites of the Sinhalese rulers, the description of various plants found there, like the cinnamon trees, the dangerous venomous snakes, the flora and fauna of Kandy, the Horton plains, and more.
Weight: 542g
Dimension: 148 x 229 x 33 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9789391928278
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