The History of Java

The History of Java

Author	Thomas Stamford Raffles
Language	English
Published	1817 (John Murray)
Publication place	England
Pages	xlviii + 479
OCLC	741754581

Balinese Raja, in Thomas Stamford Raffles's The History of Java, 1817

The History of Java is a book written by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, and published in 1817. It describes the history of the island of Java from ancient times. The first edition was limited to 900 copies and contained 64 etched or aquatint plates, of which 10 were hand-coloured aquatints by William Daniell depicting Javanese life and costume. A second edition followed in 1830. The book was reprinted from a digital master by the Cambridge University Press in 2010.

Gallery

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  Varieties of Javanese keris.
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  Weapons of Java: Machetes, maces, bow and arrows, blowpipe, sling.
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  Weapon of Java: Keris.
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  Short swords, shields, and a matchlock gun.
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  Javanese weapons and standards.

External links

• The History of Java by Sir Stamford Raffles at the Internet Archive.
• The History of Java restored ebook at Google Books.