SRI LANKA - HISTORICAL BOOKS

Ceylon was, in the olden time, known by the name of Serendib. In the enchanting " Arabian Nights," frequent mention is made of the Island, as the theater of many of the gorgeous scenes that are splendidly depicted in those Eastern tales. Serendib has ever been a terra incognita, and, therefore, a land of story and romance.


Historical Books of Ceylon




The wild elephant: Ceylon 1867


A Visit to Ceylon (1883)


The bungalow and the tent or a visit to Ceylon 1854

SRI LANKA - HISTORICAL BOOKS

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  History of Ceylon: Presented ... to the King of Portugal, in 1685

   by João Ribeiro, George LeeView on archive.org • 299 pages • snippets in situRead
  Ceylon was, in the olden time, known by the name of Serendib. In the enchanting " Arabian Nights," frequent mention is made of the Island, as the theater of many of the gorgeous scenes that are splendidly depicted in those Eastern tales. Serendib has ever been a terra incognita, and, therefore, a land of story and romance.

SRI LANKA - HISTORICAL BOOKS

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  Spolia zeylanica.

   by unknown authorPublished in 1903 by s.n.] • 362 pages • snippets in situRead
  
  
  Ceylon was, in the olden time, known by the name of Serendib. In the enchanting " Arabian Nights," frequent mention is made of the Island, as the theater of many of the gorgeous scenes that are splendidly depicted in those Eastern tales. Serendib has ever been a terra incognita, and, therefore, a land of story and romance.

SRI LANKA - ANTIQUES

Civil disputes were solved by the provincial Chieftains appointed by the Government Agents in colonial Ceylon during the British era. Photograph shows a dais used by a presiding Chieftain in a Provincial Court House.

Pics by : Nelsonlanka

Photoshoot co-ordinated by : Udumbara Mapitigama

SRI LANKA - ANTIQUES [ DUTCH FURNITURE ]

Ebony has a very high density and will sink in water, this high density lends a fine smooth finish to any ornamental object made of this wood of high value. The intricately carved furniture belong to the Dutch period of Ceylon.

Pics by courtesy : Asoka

SRI LANKA - HISTORICAL BOOKS

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  Eleven years in Ceylon.

   by Jonathan ForbesPublished in 1841 by R. Bentley • 482 pages • snippets in situRead
  Great importance of the Island.-- Its population numerous and comparatively civilized at an early Period.-- Possesses a continuous History for Twenty-three Centuries.-- Liberal Policy of Great Britain to the Cingalese; consequent Prosperity of the Island.-- Compared with the Continent of India,-- Prospects of Christianity.-- My first acquaintance with Cingalese History, and Determination to examine the Antiquities of the Island.

SRI LANKA - HISTORICAL BOOKS

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  Ceylon in 1884

   by Ferguson, JohnPublished in 1884 by S. Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington • 281 pages • snippets in situRead
  
  Ceylon was, in the olden time, known by the name of Serendib. In the enchanting " Arabian Nights," frequent mention is made of the Island, as the theater of many of the gorgeous scenes that are splendidly depicted in those Eastern tales. Serendib has ever been a terra incognita, and, therefore, a land of story and romance.
  
  
  

SRI LANKA - HISTORICAL BOOKS

The rifle and the hound in Ceylon.

 by Baker, Samuel White SirPublished in 1874 by Longmans, Green and co. • 404 pages • snippets in situRead

Ceylon was, in the olden time, known by the name of Serendib. In the enchanting " Arabian Nights," frequent mention is made of the Island, as the theater of many of the gorgeous scenes that are splendidly depicted in those Eastern tales. Serendib has ever been a terra incognita, and, therefore, a land of story and romance.

SRI LANKA - COLONIAL ERA

Sri Lanka had always been an important port and trading post in
the ancient world,and was increasingly frequented by merchant 
ships from the Middle East, Persia,Burma ,Thailand, Malaysia
,Indonesia and other parts of SoutheastAsia. The islands were 
known to the first European explorers of South Asia and settled 
by many groups of Arab and Malay merchants.

A Portuguese colonial mission arrived on the island in1505 headed  

by Lourenço de Almeida, the son of Francisco de Almeida. At that 

point the island consisted of three kingdoms, namely Kandy in the 

central hills,Kotte at the Western coast, and Yarlpanam 

(Anglicised Jaffna) in the north. The Dutch arrived in the 17th century. 

Although much of the coastal regions of the island came under  the 

domain of European powers, the interior, hilly region of the island 

remained independent, with its capital in Kandy.

The British East India Company took over the coastal regions

island controlled by the Dutch in 1796, in 1802 these provinces 

were declared a crown colony under direct rule of the British 

government, The annexation of the Kingdom of Kandy in 1815 

by the Kandyan convention, unified the island under British rule.

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