Eleven years in Ceylon comprising sketches of the field sports and natural history of that colony, and an account of its history and antiquities by Major Forbes, 78th Highlanders ; in two volumes

Object Details

Notes

"London : Printed by Samuel Bentley"--Verso of half titles

Plates drawn by Major Forbes, engraved by E. Radclyffte, W. Westall, John Bull

Also issued online

SCNHRB copy (39088016456428, 39088016456469) stamped on verso of title page of volume 1: Smithsonian Institution National Museum Mar 5 1902 [handwritten accession number] 170845; volume 2 with additional stamp: [accession number] 326565

SCNHRB copy half bound in green sheepskin and marbled paper boards, gilt-decorated spines, marbled endpapers; housed in an archival envelope

Data Source

Smithsonian Libraries

Date

1840

19th century

Call number

DS489 .F67 1840

author

Forbes, Jonathan

engraver

Bull, John

Radclyffe, William 1780-1855

Author

Turnour, George 1799-1843

engraver

Westall, William 1781-1850

Type

Books

History

Physical description

2 volumes, [6] leaves of plates illustrations (wood engravings, aquatints) 24 cm

Place

Sri Lanka

Topic

British

Description and travel

History

Record ID

siris_sil_983309

Usage

CC0