[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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BOOK V.
LANGUAGE.
Chap. I.
Language and Literature of Java
Page 8
Chap. II.
Language and Literature of the Malays
Page 40
Chap. III.
Language and Literature of Celebes
Page 59
Chap. IV.
Minor Languages of the Archipelago
Page 66
Chap. V.
General Observations on the Polynesian Languages
Page 71
Chap. VI.
Vocabularies
Page 120
BOOK VI.
RELIGION.
Chap. I.
Ancient Religion of the Indian Islanders
Page 194
Chap. II.
Religion of Bali
Page 236
Chap. III.
Character of Mahomedanism in the Indian Archipelago
Page 259
Chap. IV.
State of Christianity in the Indian Archipelago
Page 272
BOOK VII.
HISTORY.
Chap. I.
Preliminary Remarks on the History of the Archipelago
Page 284
Chap. II.
Ancient History of Java
Page 293
Chap. III.
History of the Propagation of Mahomedanism in Java
Page 303
Chap. IV.
History of Java continued
Page 320
Chap. V.
Sequel of Javanese History
Page 337
Chap. VI.
History of the Malays
Page 871
Chap. VII.
History of Celebes
Page 379
Chap. VIII.
Portuguese History of the Archipelago
Page 391
Chap. IX.
Dutch History of the Archipelago
Page 410
Chap. X.
Spanish History of the Archipelago
Page 445
Chap. XI.
Chronological Table of the principal Events in the History of the Archipelago
Page 481
Plate.
Directions for Placing the Plates
Page page
15.
View of Boro Budor in Java, to front title page
Page ii
16.
Alphabets
Page 71
17.
Do.
Page ib.
18.
Temple of Sukuh in Java
Page 195
19.
Sculptures from the temple of Boro Budor in Java
Page 203
20.
Do. do.
Page ib.
21.
Do. do.
Page ib.
22.
Do. do.
Page ib.
23.
Do. do.
Page ib.
24.
Do. do.
Page ib.
25.
Fig. of a warder from the temples of Brambanan
Page 207
26.
Fig. of a lion from the temple of Boro Budor
Page ib.
27.
Fig. of Mahadewa, from the temples of Brambanan
Page ib.
28.
Fig. of Siwa, from a cast in the Author's possession
Page ib.
29.
Fig. of Buddha, from the temple of Boro Budor
Page ib.
30.
Fig. of Vishnu, from the temples of Brambanan
Page ib.
31.
Ancient inscriptions
Page 211
Edition Notes
3 vols. ; Includes bibliographical references.
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