Ceylon And Its Capabilities:- An Account Of Its Natural Resources, Indigenous Productions, And Commercial Facilities - PB

About the book:- The author was in Ceylon civil establishment and wrote this account of the Island in 1843 when it was little known to the English. The compass of this work is vast. With the objective to present to the public a survey of its geological, mineral, social, commercial, judicial capabilities, this large work is divided into 51 chapters and 12 Appendices. Among the vast number of subject that the author describes are included a description of the soil, vegetable productions including dyes, medicinal plants, gums and naturalized exotics, wild and domestic animist, timber, fisheries, exports, climate, revenue civil and military establishments, missions, school, native festivals, roads, pilotage and sailing directions. The information was collected first hand by the author while conversing with priests, local chiefs, merchants, agriculturists, astrologers, mechanics, husband man, fisher man and others. About The Author:- John Whitchurch Bennett was born on 28th July in 1790. He was a British army officer, official and printer, known as a naturalist. He was in the Ceylon civil establishment and wrote this account of the Island in 1843 when it was little known to the English. The Title 'Ceylon And Its Capabilities:- An Account Of Its Natural Resources, Indigenous Productions, And Commercial Facilities written/authored/edited by J. W. Bennett', published in the year 2020. The ISBN 9788121232098 is assigned to the Paperback version of this title. This book has total of pp. 548 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English.