[v] ADVERTISEMENT. / The materials of the following work were collected by the writer, during a residence of nine years in the countries of which it professes to give an account. In the year 1808, he was nominated to the Medical Staff of Prince of Wales' Island, and, during a stay of three years at that station, acquired such a knowledge of the language and manners of the native tribes, as induced his distinguished patron, the late Earl of Minto, to employ him on the public service, in the expedition which conquered Java in 1811. During a residence in that island of nearly six years, he had the honour to fill some of the principal civil and political offices of the local government, and thus enjoyed opportunities of acquiring information regarding the country and its inhabitants, [vi] which no British subject is again likely, for a long time, to possess. A political mission to Bali and Celebes, and much intercourse with the tribes and nations frequenting Java for commercial purposes, make up the amount of his personal experience. The sketches of Antiquities were executed chiefly by a Native of Java, and they have at least the merit of being drawn with minute fidelity. The Map was compiled and engraved, with great care, by Mr John Walker of the Admiralty, and the Author hopes he does no more than justice to that gentleman, when he says, that it is the completest yet submitted to the public. In the Appendix to the Third Volume a brief explanation is given of the nature of the materials from which it has been drawn. / Edinburgh, March 1820.
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Table of Contents
Book/Chap.
Page page
Introduction
Page 1
BOOK I.
CHARACTER.
Page 17
Chap. I.
Physical Form of the Inhabitants of the Archipelago
Page 17
Chap. II.
Manners and Character of the Indian Islanders
Page 37
Chap. III.
Domestic Ceremonies and Familiar Usages
Page 85
Chap. IV.
Games and Amusements of the Indian Islanders
Page 109
Chap. V.
Manners of Foreign Settlers
Page 133
BOOK II.
ARTS.
Page 155
Chap. I.
Useful Arts
Page 155
Chap. II.
Dress
Page 206
Chap. III.
Art of War
Page 220
BOOK III.
PROGRESS IN SCIENCE AND THE HIGHER ARTS.
Page 252
Chap. I.
Arithmetic
Page 252
Chap. II.
Calendar
Page 285
Chap. III.
Navigation and Geography
Page 307
Chap. IV.
Medicine – Music
Page 327
BOOK IV.
AGRICULTURE.
Page 341
Chap. I.
General Remarks on the Husbandry of the Indian Islands
Page 341
Chap. II.
Husbandry of the Materials of Food
Page 357
Chap. III.
Husbandry of Articles of Native Luxury
Page 394
Chap. IV.
Husbandry of the Materials of Native Manufactures and Arts
Page 439
Chap. V.
Husbandry of Articles chiefly for Foreign Exportation
Page 472
Plate.
Directions for Placing the Plates
Page page
1.
View near Buitenzorg, or Bogor, in Java, to face title-page.
Page ii
2.
A native of the black and brown complexioned races
Page 17
3.
Malay houses
Page 157
4.
Javanese houses
Page 163
5.
Warlike weapons
Page 221
6.
Coins of the Archipelago
Page 253
7.
Signs of the week of five days, &c.
Page 285
8.
Antique metallic bowl
Page 297
9.
Javanese musical instruments
Page 326
10.
Specimen of music
Page 340
11.
Do. da
Page ib.
12.
Do. do.
Page ib.
13.
Do. do.
Page ib.
14.
Agricultural implements, &c.
Page 348
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3 vols. ; Includes bibliographical references.
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