Chap. IV Ceylon as Known to the Moors, Genoese, and Venetians
The Moors of Ceylon 629
Their origin 629
The early Mahometans in India 629
Arabians anciently settled in Ceylon 630
Real descent of the modern “Moormen” 631
Their occupation as traders, ancestral 632
Their hostilities with the Portuguese 633
They might have been rulers of Ceylon 633
Indian trade prior to the route by the Cape 634
The Genoese and Venetians in the East 634
Rise of the Mongol empire 635
Marco Polo, A.D. 1271 635
Visits Ceylon 636
Friar Odoric, A.D. 1318 636
Jordan de Severac, A.D. 1323 (note) 637
Giov. de Marignola, A.D. 1349 (note) 637
Nicola di Conti, A.D. 1444 637
The first traveller who speaks of Cinnamon 638
Jerome de Santo Stefano (note) 639
Ludov. Barthema, A.D. 1506 639
Odoardo Barbosa, A.D. 1509 640
Andrea Corsali, A.D. 1515 (note) 640
Cesar Frederic, A.D. 1563 641
Course of trade changed by the Cape route 642
Irritation of the Venetians 643
Illustrations in the First Volume
Maps.
| “Gobbs” on the East Coast | By ARROWSMITH | 45 |
| “Gobbs” on the West Coast | ARROWSMITH | 46 |
| Ceylon, according to the Sanskrit and Pali authors | SIR J. EMERSON TENNENT | 318 |
| Map of Ancient India | LASSEN | 330 |
| Position of Colombo, according to Ptolemy and Pliny | SIR J. EMERSON TENNENT | 559 |
| Ceylon, according to Ptolemy and Pliny | SIR J. EMERSON TENNENT | 560 |
PLANS AND CHARTS.
| Geological System | By | 12 |
| Currents in the N.E. Monsoon | 43 | |
| Currents in the N.W. Monsoon | 44 | |
| Diagram of Rain in India and in Ceylon | DR. TEMPLETON | 66 |
| Diagram of the Anthelia | DR. TEMPLETON | 73 |
| Plan of a Fish-corral | 211 | |
| Summit of a Dagoba, with Lightning apparatus | 509 |
WOOD ENGRAVINGS.
| Marriage of the Fig-tree and the Palm | By MR. A. NICHOLL | 96 |
| Fig-tree on the Ruins of Pollanarrua | MR. A. NICHOLL | 97 |
| The “Snake-tree” | MR. A. NICHOLL | 98 |
| The Loris | M.H. SYLVAT | 134 |
| The Uropeltis grandis | M.H. SYLVAT | 195 |
| A Chironectes | M.H. SYLVAT | 207 |
| Method of Fishing in Pools | From KNOX | 210 |
| The Anabas of the dry Tanks | By DR. TEMPLETON | 220 |
| Eggs of the Leaf Insect | M.H. SYLVAT | 251 |
| Cermatia | DR. TEMPLETON | 298 |
| The Calling Crab | 300 | |
| Eyes and Teeth of the Land Leech | DR. TEMPLETON | 302 |
| Land Leeches | DR. TEMPLETON | 304 |
| Upper and under Surfaces of the Hirudo sanguisorba | DR. TEMPLETON | 305 |
| The Bo-tree at Anarajapoora | MR. A. NICHOLL | 343 |
| A Dagoba at Kandy | From a Photograph | 345 |
| Ruins of the Brazen Palace | By MR. A. NICHOLL | 357 |
| The Alu Wihara | MR. A. NICHOLL | 375 |
| The fortified Rock of Sigiri | MR. A. NICHOLS | 392 |
| Coin of Queen Leela-Wattee | 412 | |
| Coin showing the Trisula | 461 | |
| Hook-money | 463 | |
| Ancient and Modern Tom-tom Beaters | From the JOINVILLE MSS | 471 |
| A Column from Anarajapoora | 479 | |
| Sacred Goose from the Burmese Standard | 485 | |
| Hansa, from the old Palace at Kandy | 487 | |
| Honeysuckle Ornament | From FERGUSSON’S Handbook of Architecture | 491 |
| Egyptian Yoke and Singhalese Pingo | 497 | |
| Veddah drawing the Bow with his Foot | By MR. R. MACDOWALL | 499 |
| Method of Writing with a Style | MR. R. MACDOWALL | 513 |
| The “Comboy,” as worn by both Sexes | MR. A. FAIRFIELD | 612 |