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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
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Ceylon (Hardcover)
James Emerson Tennent
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R1,151
Discovery Miles 11 510
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Sir James Emerson Tennent (1804-69) combined the roles of
traveller, politician and civil servant, publishing accounts of
Greece during the war of independence, and several books on Ceylon
(now Sri Lanka), where he was civil secretary to the colonial
government from 1845 to 1850. His other major achievement was as
promoter of the Copyright of Designs Act of 1842, which secured the
same protection for applied arts designs as existed for inventions
and written works. This 1850 book describes the various missionary
activities of the Portuguese, Dutch, British and Americans among
the peoples of Ceylon since its first discovery by Europeans. The
first Portuguese explorers observed that the inhabitants of the
north of the island were Hindus, and those in the south were
Buddhists, and the different approaches over time to these two
belief groups form the core of this prejudiced but interesting
book.
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Ceylon (Paperback)
James Emerson Tennent
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R929
Discovery Miles 9 290
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Ceylon (Hardcover)
James Emerson Tennent
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R2,073
Discovery Miles 20 730
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Ceylon (Paperback)
James Emerson Tennent
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R1,618
Discovery Miles 16 180
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