History of Sumatra - eBook | Gutenberg Project

CONTAINING AN ACCOUNT OF THE GOVERNMENT, LAWS, CUSTOMS, AND MANNERS OF
THE NATIVE INHABITANTS, WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE NATURAL PRODUCTIONS,
AND A RELATION OF THE ANCIENT POLITICAL STATE OF THAT ISLAND.

by WILLIAM MARSDEN, F.R.S. written in 1811

 

PLEASE NOTE This ebook is provided for informational and historical purposes only. The International Silat Federeation does not confirm or endorse any claims or views expressed in the document below. It is made available freely on the web by the Gutenberg Project and we have reproduced it here to provide our visitors with a glimpse of European attitudes and interest in West Sumatra in the past.

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