Adventures And Researches Among The Andaman Islanders - PAPERBACK

About The Book : The book deals with the following topics: General Description of the Andaman Archipelago; Savage Character of the Inhabitants; The Great Andaman; The Middle Andaman; The South Andaman; The Little Andaman Sighted; Brief Notices of some of the Early Discoverers of this Group; Narrative of two Mohammedan Travellers in the Ninth Century, Their Absurd De- scription of the Natives; General Belief that the Inhabitants of the Andamans were Cannibals; Mysterious Fate of the Crew of a Ship wrecked on the Coast; Andaman Expeditions against the Nicobar Islands; Capture and Captivity of an Andaman Boy; Expedition under the Command of Captain Blair of the Indian Navy; His Survey of the Great Andaman; His Report addressed to the Marquis Cornwallis; Selection of a Convict Settlement; The Coral Reefs; General Accuracy of Captain Blair's Survey; His Speculations as to the Origin of the Natives and their Peculiar Character; Colonel Colebrooke's Account of the Andamans; Discovery of one of his Manuscript Journals; Visit to Chatham Island; Constant Hostility of the Natives; Colonel Colebrooke's Paper in the Asiatic Researches; Occasional Notices; Account of the Andamans in the Calcutta "Monthly Register"; Port Cornwallis visited by Colonel Syme; Exaggerated Reports of the Climate ; Port Cornwallis appointed the place of Ren- dezvous for the Fleet and Army in the First Burmese War; Reported Discovery of Gold ; Death of Dr. Heifer; Peril of Two Troop Ships ; Works on the Andamans; Occasion of the Present Work . About The Author : Frederic John Mouat (1816 – 1897) was a British surgeon, chemist and prison reformer. He was part of the committee that helped identify the Andaman Islands as a suitable location for a convict settlement. He examined the use of chaulmogra oil in the treatment of leprosy and published the first illustrated book on human anatomy in Urdu in 1849. He was also involved in the founding of Presidency College, Calcutta.