Ceylon: An Account of the Island Physical, Volume 1 |
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... Hist . for March , 1859 , says , " amongst these larger islands which are con- nected with the middle palæotropical region , none offers forms so different from the continent and other islands , as Ceylon . It might be considered the ...
... Hist . for March , 1859 , says , " amongst these larger islands which are con- nected with the middle palæotropical region , none offers forms so different from the continent and other islands , as Ceylon . It might be considered the ...
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... Hist . de Geogr . , vol . i . p . 318 ) ; in that of Fra Mauro , the Venetian Monk , A.D. 1458 , Seylan is given , but Taprobane is added over Sumatra . A similar error appears in the Mappe - monde , by RUYCH , in the Ptolemy of A.D. ...
... Hist . de Geogr . , vol . i . p . 318 ) ; in that of Fra Mauro , the Venetian Monk , A.D. 1458 , Seylan is given , but Taprobane is added over Sumatra . A similar error appears in the Mappe - monde , by RUYCH , in the Ptolemy of A.D. ...
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... Hist . Anim . 1. x . 16. In a recent general order Lord Clyde has prohibited its use in the Indian army . Camel's flesh , which is also declared unclean in Leviticus , is said to produce in the Arabs serious de- rangement of the stomach ...
... Hist . Anim . 1. x . 16. In a recent general order Lord Clyde has prohibited its use in the Indian army . Camel's flesh , which is also declared unclean in Leviticus , is said to produce in the Arabs serious de- rangement of the stomach ...
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... Hist . de l'Isle de Ceylan , vol . v . ch . xix . 149 . 1 " Je me souviens que les deux premières années que je fus en ce pais - là , j'eus deux maladies : alors je pris la coûtume de me bien laver p . soir et matin , et pendant 16 ans ...
... Hist . de l'Isle de Ceylan , vol . v . ch . xix . 149 . 1 " Je me souviens que les deux premières années que je fus en ce pais - là , j'eus deux maladies : alors je pris la coûtume de me bien laver p . soir et matin , et pendant 16 ans ...
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... Hist . n . s . xiv . p . 361 , contains some VOL . I. interesting facts relative to the Ri- lawa of Ceylon . 2 KNOX , Historical Relation of Cey- lon , an Island in the East Indies . P. i . ch . vi . p . 25. Fol . Lond . 1681 . 3 Down ...
... Hist . n . s . xiv . p . 361 , contains some VOL . I. interesting facts relative to the Ri- lawa of Ceylon . 2 KNOX , Historical Relation of Cey- lon , an Island in the East Indies . P. i . ch . vi . p . 25. Fol . Lond . 1681 . 3 Down ...
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