Dutch Sources on South Asia c. 1600-1825 (Volume 6) : Between Colombo and the Cape. Letters in Tamil, Dutch and Sinhala, Sent to Nicolaas Ondaatje from Ceylon, Exile at the Cape of Good Hope (1738-1737) /

Dutch Sources on South Asia c. 1600-1825 (Volume 6) : Between Colombo and the Cape. Letters in Tamil, Dutch and Sinhala, Sent to Nicolaas Ondaatje from Ceylon, Exile at the Cape of Good Hope (1738-1737) /

In 1728, the Ceylonese Chettiyar Nicolaas Ondaatje was sent into exile to the Cape of Good Hope where he died in 1737, only a few months before the end of his term. All these years Nicolaas Ondaatje kept in contact with his family and friends in Ceylon through letters in Tamil, Dutch and Sinhala. Hi...

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Main Author: Tieken, Herman (Author)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill | Manohar Publishers & Distributors, 2015.

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Traders > Sri Lanka > Correspondence.
South Asia > Bibliography.

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Call Number: Z3185

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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material /
  • Herman Tieken
  • The Ondaatjes of Colombo and their World /
  • Herman Tieken
  • Nicolaas Ondaatje at the Cape /
  • Herman Tieken
  • Letters, Gifts, and Slaves /
  • Herman Tieken
  • How a Letter was Written /
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  • Introduction to the Letters /
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  • Translation /
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  • Transcription /
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  • Bibliography of Cited Works /
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  • Index of Personal Names and Names of Ships /
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  • Index of Tamil, Dutch, Portuguese and Sinhala words discussed in the notes /
  • Herman Tieken.