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The history of Sumatra
William Marsden
William Marsden gave Europe its first serious portrait of Sumatra: its peoples, its pepper and produce, its volcanoes and forests. Written from years on the island, this classic account blends geography, natural history, and the customs of the Malay world. Detailed, respectful, and endlessly curious. A foundational book on one of the great islands of the Indies. Sail east into the spice archipelago.
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33 chapters
- 1THE HISTORY OF SUMATRA,
- 2CONTAINING AN ACCOUNT OF THE GOVERNMENT, LAWS, CUSTOMS, AND MANNERS OF THE NATIVE INHABITANTS, WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE NATURAL PRODUCTIONS, AND A RELATION OF THE ANCIENT POLITICAL STATE OF THAT ISLAND. BY
- 3WILLIAM MARSDEN, F.R.S.
- 4THE THIRD EDITION, WITH CORRECTIONS, ADDITIONS, AND PLATES.
- 5LONDON: PRINTED FOR THE AUTHOR, BY J. M'CREERY, BLACK-HORSE-COURT, AND SOLD BY LONGMAN, HURST, REES, ORME, AND BROWN, PATERNOSTER-ROW. 1811.
- 6THE HISTORY OF SUMATRA.
- 7PREFACE.
- 8THE HISTORY OF SUMATRA.
- 9CHAPTER 1.
- 10CHAPTER 2.
- 11CHAPTER 3.
- 12CHAPTER 4.
- 13CHAPTER 5.
- 14CHAPTER 6.
- 15CHAPTER 7.
- 16CHAPTER 8.
- 17CHAPTER 9.
- 18CHAPTER 10.
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