Object details
Object number
9.a.1.1
Creator(s)
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James Cordiner
(Banff, Scotland, 1775 - 1836, Aberdeen, Scotland)
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author
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Thomas Medland
(1755 - 1833, Hertford)
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engraver
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Longman, Hurst, Rees, And Orme
(active London, 1804 - 1811)
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publisher
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Thomas Davison
(active London, 1794 - 1830)
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printer
Title
A Description of Ceylon, Containing an Account of the Country, Inhabitants, and Natural Productions; With Narratives of a Tour Round the Island in 1800, the Campaign in Candy in 1803, and a Journey to Ramisseram in 1804, Illustrated by Twenty-five Engravings from Original Drawings, Volume I
Date
1807
Medium
Printed ink on paper
Language
English
Publication Place
London
Binding Description
Brown leather binding with gilded decoration and lettering on front cover, back cover, and spine
Description
2 v. fronts., plates (partly fold.) 2 maps. 28 cm.
Dimensions
28 x 22 x 4 cm (11 x 8 11/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Provenance
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the bookseller and importer Charles E. Lauriat Co., Boston on 16 May 1922 for $20.
Commentary
Isabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
Gallery
Macknight Room
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