A True and Exact Description of the Great Island of Ceylon

First published in 1672, this historical account offers a detailed examination of Ceylon and its religious practices, alongside descriptions of the Malabar and Coromandel coasts. As the inaugural work in a trilogy of significant Ceylon descriptions, it provides early European perspectives on the island's geography, culture, and spiritual traditions. This rare seventeenth-century text remains a valuable window into colonial-era observations of South Asian lands and peoples.