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An Historical Relation Of The Island Ceylon In The East Indies

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An Historical Relation Of The Island Ceylon In The East Indies

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Author : Robert Knox
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1681

An Historical Relation Of The Island Ceylon In The East Indies written by Robert Knox and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1681 with British categories.

Robert Knox was travelling with his father in 1659 on the latter's journey homeward from his post with the British East India Company at Fort St. George when a storm obliged their ship to put into Cottier Bay, Ceylon. The two were detained as prisoners along with 14 others, and carried into the interior of the island. Knox's father died in 1661, but Knox himself remained a prisoner at large for over 19 years, supporting himself by knitting caps, lending out corn and rice, and hawking goods about the country. Though the rajah pressed him to enter his service, Knox resisted, and finally escaped to the Dutch settlement at Arippu on the north-west of the island. Reaching England in 1680, he entrusted the manuscript of this account to Robert Hooke, and enlisted in the East India Company, for further adventures in an already adventuresome life. These engravings include depictions of agricultural techniques, two native primates, customs and costumes and an execution being carried out by an elephant.

An Historical Relation Of The Island Ceylon In The East Indies

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Author : Robert Knox
language : en
Publisher: IndyPublish.com
Release Date : 2006-10-01

An Historical Relation Of The Island Ceylon In The East Indies written by Robert Knox and has been published by IndyPublish.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-10-01 with History categories.

Historical Relation Of The Island Of Ceylon In The East Indies

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Author : Robert Knox
language : en
Publisher: Asian Educational Services
Release Date : 2004

Historical Relation Of The Island Of Ceylon In The East Indies written by Robert Knox and has been published by Asian Educational Services this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with British categories.

An Historical Relation Of The Island Ceylon In The East Indies

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Author : Robert Knox
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993

An Historical Relation Of The Island Ceylon In The East Indies Illustrated Edition Dodo Press

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Author : Robert Knox
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007-05

An Historical Relation Of The Island Ceylon In The East Indies Illustrated Edition Dodo Press written by Robert Knox and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-05 with History categories.

An account by John Knox, the English sea captain in the service of the British East India Company. Knox and his father were driven ashore on Ceylon, now Sri Lanka in a storm in 1659 while on their way home from Fort St. George (now Madras). They were captured in the name of the King of Kandy near Mooduthora (Mutur), Trincomalee. Knox eventually escaped with one companion after nineteen years of captivity. This book is one of the earliest and most detailed European accounts of life on Ceylon.