03096cam a2200445 i 4500 10210 10211 18056793 BD-DhSUL 20220918115238.0 140221s2013 ce ab b 000 0 eng d 2013413789 9789550093076 9550093077 C-E-2013-413789; 21-92 (OCoLC)ocn870904960 (OCoLC)870904960 Library of Congress -- New Delhi Overseas Office COD eng rda BD-DhSUL DLC a-ce--- HF3770.8 .M37 2013 23 381.095493 MAR Maritime heritage of Lanka : ancient ports and harbours / Nimal De Silva [and nineteen others] ; principal photographers, Luxshmanan Nadaraja and Devaka Seneviratne ; edited by Sarala Fernando. Maritime heritage of Sri Lanka [Sri Lanka] : Central Cultural Fund, The National Trust - Sri Lanka, 2013. 200 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm text txt rdacontent still image sti rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references. Introduction: in search of connectivity / Sarala Fernando -- The geostrategic environment / Roland Silva -- Foreign contacts with Sri Lanka / Roland Silva -- Literary references: ports of historical and spiritual contacts / Nimal De Silva -- Cartography of ancient ports and harbours / Brendon Gooneratne -- Historic Anuradhapura and the ports that served its interests / Ashley de Vos -- Alasanda, Persia and the passage to Anuradhapura / Merlin Peris -- Early historic settlement at Kantarodai / H. Nimal Perera / Arippu and its surroundings / M.U.A. Tennakoon -- The search for pearls / Rohan Pethiyagoda -- Maritime commerce and ports in Ancient Sri Lanka / W.I. Siriweera -- Numismatic evidence of pre-colonial foreign trade in Sri Lanka / Frederick Medis -- Muslim contribution to maritime trade in Sri Lanka / Asiff Hussein -- An ancient connection with China / Rohan Wickramasinghe -- The lost ships of Lanke / Somasiri Devendra -- The ancient port at Kirinda in Ruhuna / Raj Somadeva -- The ancient wreck at Godawaya / Rasika Muthucumarana -- The silver wreck on the Great Basses Reef / Ravan Ratnatunga -- The special Sri Lankan elephant / Ashley de Vos -- Brief history of whales in Sri Lanka / Asha de Vos -- Commentary on the ancient trade in tortoise shell / Anslem de Silva -- Chanks: a dwindling resource / Malik Fernando -- Bibliography -- Biographies. Architecture Harbors Sri Lanka History. Sri Lanka Commerce History. Sri Lanka Pictorial works. Sri Lanka Description and travel. De Silva, Nimal, editor. Nadaraja, Luxshman, photographer. Seneviratne, Devaka, photographer. Fernando, Sarala, editor of compilation. 7 cbc copycat 3 ncip 20 y-gencatlg ddc SID-BK 0 0 ddc 0 1 NFIC SUBL-SID SUBL-SID Architecture.Seminar Library 2022-09-18 Gift 381.095493 MAR 045557 2022-09-18 01 2022-09-18 SID-BK