The Earliest Dutch Visits to CeylonStarting in the very early 17th Century this book describes the visits of the Dutch farers to Ceylon. Many sailors visited and offered description of the Island; these comprise the body of this work. Among the people who visited are included Spilbergen, Sebalt De Weert, Harmensz Bree, Johann Herman Von Bree, Jan Jacob Rycks, Baldaeus and Rjklof Van Goens. This book is an extract from the journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Ceylon, (Volume 30 pages 361 to 409 and Volume 31 pages 102 to 537) and was published during the years 1927 and 1930. |
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