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Page 43
... government of the Island till she was given back her independent status in 1947 . The earliest map we have of Colombo is dated 1510 , bearing the legend that ' This fortress was erected by Governor Lopo Suarez ' and that it was ...
... government of the Island till she was given back her independent status in 1947 . The earliest map we have of Colombo is dated 1510 , bearing the legend that ' This fortress was erected by Governor Lopo Suarez ' and that it was ...
Page 86
... Government Junior School . A passing cyclist undertook to send us the only car in Delft if we wished to see the sights . A young man came to meet us . He was sorry the Principal was away but we were very wel- We learned that he was a ...
... Government Junior School . A passing cyclist undertook to send us the only car in Delft if we wished to see the sights . A young man came to meet us . He was sorry the Principal was away but we were very wel- We learned that he was a ...
Page 89
... Government thrift axed the employment of a separate officer ( one was indeed appointed , a Mr. Sansoni , ' on a Salary of 390 rixdollars , 4 fanams and 2 pice per men- sem ' ) in charge of the Government Stud , and Nolan took over , in ...
... Government thrift axed the employment of a separate officer ( one was indeed appointed , a Mr. Sansoni , ' on a Salary of 390 rixdollars , 4 fanams and 2 pice per men- sem ' ) in charge of the Government Stud , and Nolan took over , in ...
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1st century 2nd century 3rd century Adam's Peak Agrabodhi ancient Ceylon Anuradhapura Ariya Chakravarti Batticaloa Batuta British Buddhist building built capture century A.D. century king century later coast of Ceylon Colombo dagaba Dastota Delft Devanampiya Devanampiya Tissa Dissave Dondra Dutch elephants French Galle Ganga Government Governor Hakmane Hambantota harbour Hindus India inhabitants inscription Jaffna Kaddaiparichchan Kandy Kandyan Kantaka Cetiya kingdom Kirinda known Knox Knox's land Lanka legend light lighthouses Maha Mahagama Mahavamsa Mahaveli Mannar Island Matara mentions Mihintale miles mountain nagas navigable North officers palmyrah Pandukabhaya Parakrama Bahu Paranavitana Paulusz pearls port Portuguese prince Puttalam record refers remains river road rock Rohona Roman round royal sailed salt sculpture sent ships shrine Sinhalese Sinhalese king stone story Street stupa Suffren tamarind tree Tamil Tangalle temple Tennent toddy trade tradition Trincomalee Verugal Vihara Vijaya village Weligama wild yakshas