ancient ports and harbours De Silva, Nimal editor. Nadaraja, Luxshman photographer. Seneviratne, Devaka photographer. Fernando, Sarala editor of compilation. text bibliography ce 2013 monographic eng

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200 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm 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. Nimal De Silva [and nineteen others] ; principal photographers, Luxshmanan Nadaraja and Devaka Seneviratne ; edited by Sarala Fernando. Includes bibliographical references. Architecture a-ce--- Harbors Sri Lanka History Sri Lanka Commerce History Sri Lanka Pictorial works Sri Lanka Description and travel HF3770.8 .M37 2013 381.095493 MAR 9789550093076 9550093077 2013413789 Library of Congress -- New Delhi Overseas Office COD 140221 20220918115238.0 18056793 eng