A Description of Ceylon, Volume I
author
James Cordiner
(Banff, Scotland, 1775 - 1836, Aberdeen, Scotland)
engraver
Thomas Medland
(1755 - 1833, Hertford)
publisher
Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme
(English, 1804 - 1811)
printer
Thomas Davison
(active London, 1794 - 1830)
Date1807
Place MadeEngland, Europe
MediumPrinted ink on paper
Dimensions28 x 22 x 4 cm (11 x 8 11/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
ClassificationsBooks
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession number9.a.1.1
eMuseum ID725698
EmbARK ObjectID19239
TMS Source ID6697
Last Updated8/9/24
Description2 v. fronts., plates (partly fold.) 2 maps. 28 cm.Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the bookseller and importer Charles E. Lauriat Co., Boston on 16 May 1922 for $20.
