{"product_id":"the-history-of-sumatra-containing-an-account-of-the-government-laws-customs-and-manners-of-the-native-inhabitants-paperback-9781108050487","title":"The History of Sumatra; Containing an Account of the Government, Laws, Customs, and Manners of the Native Inhabitants (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108050487","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe History of Sumatra\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eContaining an Account of the Government, Laws, Customs, and Manners of the Native Inhabitants\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA late eighteenth-century account of Sumatra, (reissued here in its 1811 third edition) by an orientalist and public servant.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eWilliam Marsden (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108050487, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 7 June 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e542 pages, 27 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e29.7 x 21 x 2.8 cm, 1.28 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eWilliam Marsden (1754–1836) spent his youth working for the East India Company in Sumatra, arriving at sixteen and returning to seek new opportunities in England at twenty-five. Through his acquaintance with Sir Joseph Banks, and his interest in oriental studies, which later led to his admittance to the Royal Society, Marsden was inspired to write an account of the island. His history was first published in 1783. Throughout his subsequent life he combined research and writing, especially on oriental languages and numismatics, and he was also First Secretary to the Admiralty at the time of the Battle of Trafalgar. Displaying a profound understanding of the local flora, fauna, history and people, Marsden provides an important account of a little-known part of Indonesia. Illustrated with botanical drawings, maps and local scenes, the third edition of 1811 is reissued here.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Situation\u003cbr\u003e 2. Distinction of inhabitants\u003cbr\u003e 3. Villages\u003cbr\u003e 4. Agriculture\u003cbr\u003e 5. Fruits, flowers, medicinal shrubs and herbs\u003cbr\u003e 6. Beasts\u003cbr\u003e 7. Vegetable productions of the island considered as articles of commerce\u003cbr\u003e 8. Gold, tin, and other metals\u003cbr\u003e 9. Languages\u003cbr\u003e 10. Comparative state of the Sumatrans in civil society\u003cbr\u003e 11. Remarks on, and elucidation of, the various laws and customs\u003cbr\u003e 12. Modes of marriage, and customs relative thereto\u003cbr\u003e 13. Custom of chewing betel\u003cbr\u003e 14. The country of Lampong and its inhabitants\u003cbr\u003e 15. Account of the inland country of Korinchi\u003cbr\u003e 16. Malayan states\u003cbr\u003e 17. Kingdoms of Indrapura, Anak-Sungei, Passamman, Siak\u003cbr\u003e 18. Kingdom of Achin\u003cbr\u003e 19. History of the kingdom of Achin\u003cbr\u003e 20. Brief account of the islands lying off the western coast of Sumatra\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Asian history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Asian history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Asian%20history%20%5BHBJF%5D%22\"\u003eHBJF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45913294373144,"sku":"9781108050487","price":58.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108050487i.jpg?v=1696747024","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-history-of-sumatra-containing-an-account-of-the-government-laws-customs-and-manners-of-the-native-inhabitants-paperback-9781108050487","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}