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  • Sri Lanka.- Knox (Robert) An Historical Relation of the Island Ceylon, in the East-Indies..., first edition, Richard Chiswell, 1681.
    Jan. 30, 2025

    Sri Lanka.- Knox (Robert) An Historical Relation of the Island Ceylon, in the East-Indies..., first edition, Richard Chiswell, 1681.

    Est: £800 - £1,200

    Sri Lanka.- Knox (Robert) An Historical Relation of the Island Ceylon, in the East-Indies..., first edition, double-page engraved map (little frayed at edges, trimmed with loss to scale at foot), 15 engraved plates, lacking advertisement f. at end, without the portrait (as usual), licence f. bound after title, I1 & plate at D4v with very small hole, some tears and repairs to text and plates, mostly marginal but occasionally into platemark or image without notable loss (see plates at D4v, F4, M4 & Q2v), trimmed at head occasionally affecting headline, some underlining/passage-marking in later red pencil, some spotting, some soiling and staining, ex-library copy with bookplate, ink-stamp to title and plates, later library cloth, small sticker to spine foot, little rubbed, backstrip peeled away from upper joint, [Wing K742], small folio, Richard Chiswell, 1681.   ⁂ The first account of Sri Lanka in English, and one of the sources for Defoe's Robinson Crusoe. While sailing for Persia in 1658, Knox's ship lost its mast in a storm and was forced to put ashore on Ceylon. Knox, along with his elder brother and crew, was captured by King Rajasinha II of Kandy and refused permission to leave the kingdom. Knox and a companion eventually escaped after 19 years of captivity and fled to a Dutch fort in the north of the island.

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  • Relation ou Voyage de l'isle de Ceylan, dans les Indes orientales [...]. Enrichi de figures, avec la carte de l'isle.
    Oct. 12, 2024

    Relation ou Voyage de l'isle de Ceylan, dans les Indes orientales [...]. Enrichi de figures, avec la carte de l'isle.

    Est: €300 - €400

    2 pts in 1 vol., 12mo: front.-[22]-218, [6]-180-[28] pp.; 18 pl. (dampstaining, esp. in 1st part, lower corner of p. 129 of 1st part repaired, some tears to folds, occ. strengthened). - First French edition (1st Engl. 1681) of the first description of Sri Lanka. Ill. with a front. and 18 plates (13 fold.): map of the island and 17 pl. representing technics of agriculture and fishing, animals, executions, indigenous people, King Rajasinghe II, a High Priest, customs and costumes. The English sea captain Knox (1641-1720), probably Scottish, was captured with his father and 15 other prisoners by King Rajasinghe II while sailing to the Coromandel Peninsula on a ship of the British East India Company. After 19 years of captivity, Knox escaped from the island with one companion. His captivity and life on the island are described in his work. - Ref. Chadenat 2662, 4328 & 53949. - STCN.

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  • RELATION OU VOYAGE DE L'ISLE DE CEYLAN, DANS LES INDES ORIENTALES [...]. ENRICHI DE FIGURES, AVEC LA CARTE DE L'ISLE.
    Jun. 18, 2022

    RELATION OU VOYAGE DE L'ISLE DE CEYLAN, DANS LES INDES ORIENTALES [...]. ENRICHI DE FIGURES, AVEC LA CARTE DE L'ISLE.

    Est: €300 - €400

    2 pts in 1 vol., 12mo: front.-[22]-218, [6]-180-[28] pp.; 18 pl. (dampstaining, esp. in 1st part, lower corner of p. 129 of 1st part repaired, some tears to pl. folds, occ. strengthened). - First French edition (1st Engl. ed.: 1681) of the first description of Sri Lanka. Illustrated with a frontispiece and 18 plates (13 fold.): map of the island and 17 pl. representing technics of agriculture and fishing, animals, executions, indigenous people, King Rajasinghe II, a High Priest, customs and costums. The English sea captain Knox (1641-1720), probably Scottish, was captured with his father and 15 other prisoners by King Rajasinghe II while sailing to the Coromandel Peninsula on a ship of the British East India Company. After 19 years of captivity, Knox escaped from the island with one companion. His captivity and life on the island are described in his work. - Ref. Chadenat 2662, 4328 & 53949. - STCN.

    Arenberg Auctions
  • ROBB KNOX LANDSCAPE. 1997 Robert C. Knox acrylic on canvas, abstracted landscape set in ebonized wood frame. Signed lower right: Robb Knox 97. Size; 31''H, 40''W. Condition: age appropriate wear.
    Mar. 16, 2013

    ROBB KNOX LANDSCAPE. 1997 Robert C. Knox acrylic on canvas, abstracted landscape set in ebonized wood frame. Signed lower right: Robb Knox 97. Size; 31''H, 40''W. Condition: age appropriate wear.

    Est: $40 - $60

    ROBB KNOX LANDSCAPE. 1997 Robert C. Knox acrylic on canvas, abstracted landscape set in ebonized wood frame. Signed lower right: Robb Knox 97. Size; 31''H, 40''W. Condition: age appropriate wear.

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