COVER; CONTENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS AND MAPS; PREFACE; ABBREVIATIONS; INTRODUCTION; The Author; Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indien; Wydlufnge Landbeschryvinge van yt Eyland Ceylon; Valentijn and succeeding writers; Conclusion; A NOTE ON THE TRANSLATION; THE TEXT; Names of the Native Officials; First Chapter [Geography]; Second Chapter [Geography (contd.)]; Third Chapter [Society and nature]; Fourth Chapter [History (to 2nd century A.D.)]; Fifth Chapter [History (2nd to 15th century A.D.)]; Sixth Chapter [15th and 16th centuries A.D.]; Seventh Chapter [Portuguese in the 16th century]
Eighth Chapter [Arrival of the Dutch]Ninth Chapter [Portuguese, Dutch and Kandy]; Tenth Chapter [Portuguese, Dutch and Kandy (contd.)]; Eleventh Chapter [Portuguese-Dutch wars]; Twelfth Chapter [Portuguese-Dutch wars (contd.)]; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
