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James Emerson Tennent

Irish politician and traveller (1804–1869)

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    Ceylon : an account of the island, physical, historical, and topographical, with notices of its natural history, antiquities and productions / by Sir James Emerson Tennent.

    James Emerson Tennent | Date: 1860
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    Sketches of the natural history of Ceylon : with narratives and anecdotes illustrative of the habits and instincts of the mammalia, birds, reptiles, fishes, insects, &c. including a monograph of the elephant and a description of the modes of capturing and training it with engravings from original drawings / by Sir J. Emerson Tennent.

    James Emerson Tennent | Date: 1861

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