Ceylon; an Account of the Island Physical, Historical, and Topographical with Notices of Its Natural History, Antiquities and Productions, Volume 1 (of 2)

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Tennent, James Emerson, Sir, 1804-1869

Title

Ceylon; an Account of the Island Physical, Historical, and Topographical with Notices of Its Natural History, Antiquities and Productions, Volume 1

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E-text prepared by Carnegie Mellon University, Juliet Sutherland, Leonard Johnson,

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English

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DS: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Asia

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Natural history -- Sri Lanka

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13552

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September 28, 2004

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Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.CEYLON — AN ACCOUNT OF THE ISLAND — PHYSICAL, HISTORICAL, AND TOPOGRAPHICAL — NOTICES OF ITS NATURAL HISTORY, ANTIQUITIES AND PRODUCTIONS
2. 2.SIR JAMES EMERSON TENNENT, K.C.S. LL.D. &c. — FOURTH EDITION, THOROUGHLY REVISED — VOLUME I. — LONDON — 1860
3. 3.THE FIRST VOLUME. — PART I. — PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY. — CHAPTER I. — GEOLOGY.—MINERALOGY.—GEMS. — CHAP. II. — CLIMATE.—HEALTH AND DISEASE. — CHAP. III — VEGETATION.—TREES AND PLANTS. — PART II. — ZOOLOGY. — CHAPTER I. — MAMMALIA. — CHAP. II. — BIRDS. — CHAP. III. — REPTILES. — CHAP. IV. — FISHES. — CHAP. V. — MOLLUSCA, RADIATA, AND ACALEPHÆ. — CHAP. VI. — INSECTS. — CHAP. VII. — ARACHNIDE, MYRIOPODA, CRUSTACEA, ETC. — PART III. — THE SINGHALESE CHRONICLES. — CHAPTER I. — SOURCES OF SINGHALESE HISTORY—THE MAHAWANSO. — CHAP. II. — THE ABORIGINES. — CHAP. III. — CONQUEST OF WIJAYO, B.C. 543.—ESTABLISHMENT OF BUDDHISM, B.C. 307. — CHAP. IV. — THE BUDDHIST MONUMENTS. — CHAP. V. — SINGHALESE CHIVALRY.—ELALA AND DUTUGAIMUNU. — CHAP. VI. — THE INFLUENCES OP BUDDHISM ON CIVILISATION. — CHAP. VII. — FATE OF THE ABORIGINES. — CHAP. VIII. — EXTINCTION OF THE GREAT DYNASTY. — CHAP. IX — KINGS OF THE LOWER DYNASTY. — CHAP. X. — DOMINATION OF THE MALABARS. — CHAP. XI. — THE REIGN OF PRAKRAMA BAHU. — CHAP. XII. — FATE OF THE SINGHALESE MONARCHY. — ARRIVAL OF THE PORTUGUESE, A.D. 1505. — PART IV. — SCIENCES AND SOCIAL ARTS. — CHAPTER I. — POPULATION, CASTE, SLAVERY, AND RAJA-KARIYA. — CHAP. II. — AGRICULTURE, IRRIGATION, CATTLE, AND CROPS. — CHAP. III. — EARLY COMMERCE, SHIPPING, AND PRODUCTIONS. — CHAP. IV. — MANUFACTURES. — CHAP. V. — WORKING IN METALS. — CHAP. VI. — ENGINEERING. — CHAP. VII. — THE FINE ARTS. — CHAP. VIII. — SOCIAL LIFE. — CHAP. IX. — SCIENCES. — CHAP. X. — SINGHALESE LITERATURE. — CHAP. XI. — BUDDHISM AND DEMON-WORSHIP. — PART V. — MEDIÆVAL HISTORY. — CHAPTER I. — CEYLON AS KNOWN TO THE GREEKS AND ROMANS. — CHAP. II. — INDIAN, ARABIAN, AND PERSIAN AUTHORITIES. — CHAP. III. — CEYLON AS KNOWN TO THE CHINESE. — CHAP. IV. — CEYLON AS KNOWN TO THE MOORS, GENOESE, AND VENETIANS. — ILLUSTRATIONS IN THE FIRST VOLUME
4. 4.NOTICE TO THE FOURTH EDITION.
5. 5.NOTICE TO THE THIRD EDITION.
6. 6.NOTICE TO THE SECOND EDITION.
7. 7.INTRODUCTION.
8. 8.PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY.
9. 9.CHAPTER I — PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY.—GEOLOGY.—MINERALOGY.—GEMS, CLIMATE, ETC.
10. 10.CHAP. II. — CLIMATE.—HEALTH AND DISEASE.
11. 11.CHAP. III. — VEGETATION.—TREES AND PLANTS.
12. 12.PART II. — ZOOLOGY.
13. 13.CHAPTER I. — MAMMALIA. — NOTE (A.)
14. 14.CHAP. II. — BIRDS. — List of Ceylon Birds . — NOTE.
15. 15.CHAP. III. — REPTILES.
16. 16.CHAP. IV. — FISHES. — NOTE (A.) — INSTANCES OF FISHES FALLING FROM THE CLOUDS IN INDIA. — NOTE (B.) — MIGRATION OF FISHES OVER LAND. — NOTE (C.) — CEYLON FISHES.
17. 17.CHAP. V. — CONCHOLOGY, ETC. — I. THE SHELLS OF CEYLON. — 2 RADIATA.
18. 18.CHAP. VI — INSECTS.
19. 19.CHAP. VII — ARACHNIDA—MYRIOPODA—CRUSTACEA, ETC.
20. 20.PART III. — THE SINGHALESE CHRONICLES.
21. 21.CHAPTER I. — SOURCES OF SINGHALESE HISTORY.—THE MAHAWANSO AND OTHER NATIVE ANNALS. — NOTE (A.) — ANCIENT MAP OF CEYLON. — NOTE (B.) — NATIVE SOVEREIGNS OF CEYLON.
22. 22.CHAP. II. — THE ABORIGINAL INHABITANTS OF CEYLON. — NOTE. — DESCRIPTION IN THE MAHAWANSO OF THE LANDING OF WIJAYO.
23. 23.CHAP. III — THE CONQUEST OF CEYLON BY WIJAYO, B.C. 543, AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF BUDDHISM, B.C. 307.
24. 24.CHAP. IV. — THE EARLY BUDDHIST MONUMENTS.
25. 25.CHAP V. — SINGHALESE CHIVALRY.—ELALA AND DUTUGAIMUNU.
26. 26.CHAP. VI. — THE INFLUENCE OF BUDDHISM ON CIVILISATION.
27. 27.CHAP. VII — FATE OF THE ABORIGINES.
28. 28.CHAP. VIII — EXTINCTION OF THE "GREAT DYNASTY."
29. 29.CHAP. IX. — KINGS OF THE "LOWER DYNASTY."
30. 30.CHAP. X. — THE DOMINATION OF THE MALABARS.
31. 31.CHAP XI. — THE REIGN OF PRAKRAMA BAHU.
32. 32.CHAP. XII. — FATE OF THE SINGHALESE MONARCHY.—ARRIVAL OF THE PORTUGUESE, A.D. 1501.
33. 33.PART IV. — SCIENCES AND SOCIAL ARTS — OF — THE ANCIENT SINGHALESE.
34. 34.CHAPTER I — POPULATION.—CASTE.—SLAVERY AND RAJA-KARIYA.
35. 35.CHAP. II. — AGRICULTURE.—IRRIGATION.—CATTLE AND CROPS.
36. 36.CHAP. III — EARLY COMMERCE, SHIPPING, AND PRODUCTIONS.
37. 37.CHAP. IV. — MANUFACTURES.
38. 38.CHAP. V. — WORKING IN METALS.
39. 39.CHAP. VI. — ENGINEERING.
40. 40.CHAP. VII. — THE FINE ARTS.
41. 41.CHAP. VIII. — DOMESTIC LIFE.
42. 42.CHAP. IX. — ASTRONOMY, ETC.
43. 43.CHAP. X. — SINGHALESE LITERATURE.
44. 44.CHAP. XI. — BUDDHISM AND DEMON-WORSHIP.[1]
45. 45.PART V. — MEDIÆVAL HISTORY.
46. 46.CHAPTER I. — CEYLON AS KNOWN TO THE GREEKS AND ROMANS. — NOTE (A).
47. 47.CHAP. II — INDIAN, ARABIAN, AND PERSIAN AUTHORITIES.
48. 48.CHAP. III. — CEYLON AS KNOWN TO THE CHINESE. — NOTE.
49. 49.CHAP. IV. — CEYLON AS KNOWN TO THE MOORS, GENOESE, AND VENETIANS.

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