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... harbour after a protracted and adventurous journey , that had taken two years . She was eight years old , had been built on the lines of ' a British brig - of - war of the 1840 period ' by Mestriars , a ship - building family of ...
... harbour after a protracted and adventurous journey , that had taken two years . She was eight years old , had been built on the lines of ' a British brig - of - war of the 1840 period ' by Mestriars , a ship - building family of ...
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... harbour . Galle was developed in Dutch times ( 17th and 18th centuries ) and remained the port till 1875 , when the foundation stone of the initial breakwater in the Colombo harbour was laid . The harbour least known to ancient Ceylon ...
... harbour . Galle was developed in Dutch times ( 17th and 18th centuries ) and remained the port till 1875 , when the foundation stone of the initial breakwater in the Colombo harbour was laid . The harbour least known to ancient Ceylon ...
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... harbour were seized by the Dutch . Their captains refused to fight having no orders to do so . Neither did they attempt to let the French Admiral know their plight . Sickness had broken out in the fleet within the harbour and provisions ...
... harbour were seized by the Dutch . Their captains refused to fight having no orders to do so . Neither did they attempt to let the French Admiral know their plight . Sickness had broken out in the fleet within the harbour and provisions ...
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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