History of the British Possessions in the Indian Atlantic Oceans, Vol. 10 of 10 (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from History of the British Possessions in the Indian Atlantic Oceans, Vol. 10 of 10 Ceylon (Selan, Singhala, Lanka, Serendib, or Taprobane), situate between the parallels of 5.56. to 9.50. north latitude, and from 80. to 82. east longitude, is one of the most magnificent islands on the face of the globe; in shape it is somewhat ovate; the extreme length is about 270 miles from north to south, with an extreme breath of 145 miles (an average of 100), a circuit of 750 miles, and a superficial area of about 24,664 square miles. General History. - The original Singhalese, or Ceylonese, are probably descended from a colony of Singhs, or Rajpoots (to whom, in appearance, even at the present day, they bear a striking resemblance) 500 years B. C. But the Malabars, it is stated, several times succeeded in invading the island 200 years B. C. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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