An historical relation of the island Ceylon, in the East-Indies: together, with an account of the detaining in captivity the author and divers other Englishmen now living there, and of the author's miraculous escape. Illustrated with figures, and a map of the island. By Robert Knox, a captive there near twenty years.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Knox, Robert, 1640?-1720 13604

Contributor:

England. London.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sri Lanka--Description and travel--Early works to 1800.

Sri Lanka--Social life and customs--Early works to 1800.

Local Subjects:

Sri Lanka--Description and travel--Early works to 1800.

Sri Lanka--Social life and customs--Early works to 1800.

Physical Description:

[24], 189, [3] p., [17] leaves of plates : ill., map., ports. ; 2⁰.

Place of Publication:

London : printed by Richard Chiswell, printer to the Royal Society, at the Rose and Crown in St. Paul's Church-yard, 1681.

Notes:

With initial license-to-print leaf.

With final advertisement leaf.

Signatures: [A]² a⁴ b-d² B-2A⁴ 2B-2C².

Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. University Microfilms International, 1978. 1 microfilm reel ; 35mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700; 921:5).

Local Notes:

HSP in LCP.

Cited in:

Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), K742