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JAMES CORDINER, A Description of Ceylon: Containing an Account of the Country, Inhabitants, and Natural Productions; with Narratives of a Tour Round the Island in 1800, The Campaign in Candy in 1803, and a Journey to Ramisseram in 1804, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1807

(Set of 2 Volumes)
Volume I: 1 black and white engraved frontispiece; xii; 445 pages including 19 black and white engravings (2 folding) and 1 black and white map
Volume II: 1 black and white engraved frontispiece; vi; 360 pages including 3 black and white engravings; 2-page advertisements bound at the end
Full leather bound with the original spine
28 x 22 x 4 cm (each)

MAPS:

VOLUME I

1. Sketch of the Island of Ceylon.
2. Plan of Columbo.

LIST OF PLATES IN VOLUME I

1. Fort of Columbo
2. Cingalese Dresses
3. Cingalese Alphabet
4. Malabar Dresses. Candian Dresses
5. Flag Staff at Point de Galle
6. View of Point de Galle from the South East
7. Buddha reclining in the Temple of Heetateea
8. Cingalese Temple of Agrabodiganni near to Belligau
9. Vishnu and Carticeyia in the Temple of Divinuara Maha Vishnu Dewawley
10. Mulgeerelenna seen from Kahawata
11. Mulgeerenna
12. Elephant Snare at Kotawy
13. A Talipot Tree or Batticaloe
14. Manner of carrying the sacred Book, preparatory tothe administration of an oath to a Brahmin
15. The Fort of Trincomallee from the Governor's Bungaloe. Folding
16. Fort Ostenburg and the Harbour of Trincomallee from the Governor's Bungaloe. Folding
17. Penacaratchy between Coumpiorde & Coutcharelly
18. Banyan Tree
19. Larorns Cinnamomnm

LIST OF PLATES IN VOLUME II

20. Pagoda of Ramisserarn
21. The Governors House at Aripo, in Ceylon
22. Temple of Buddha at Arandera near Idalmalpany, in Ceylon
23. The hanging bridge near demalpany in the Island of Ceylon

Reference: J R Abbey, Travel in Aquatint and Lithography 1770-1860, 409; Goonetileke, Bibliography of Ceylon, 13.