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The History of Java

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The History of Java
Title page for The History of Java second edition (1830)
AuthorThomas Stamford Raffles
LanguageEnglish
Published1817 (John Murray)
Publication placeEngland
Pagesxlviii + 479
OCLC741754581
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.[1]

Publication history

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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.

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References

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  1. ^ "Review of The History of Java by Thomas Stamford Raffles". The Quarterly Review. 17: 72–96. April 1817. Archived from the original on 2021-02-22. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
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