Excursions, Adventures, and Field-Sports in Ceylon;

£1,500 · Offered by Maggs Bros Ltd

James Campbell has provided a wonderful account of his travels through Ceylon. With it’s hand-coloured plates and folding map it’s an immensely satisfying mid-nineteenth century production. He gives notes on the topography, customs and habits, the political situation and speculates on the commercial and military importance of the island - no small surprise given he’s writing in the wake of the Indian Mutiny. Bobins, 228; Czech (Asia), pp 42-43.

• Year: 1843

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