He survived by knitting caps, selling goods and lending rice and corn. He finally escaped with one companion in 1679 and reached Arippu, a Dutch settlement on the north-west coast of the island, from ...

An avid collector, he has always been passionately interested in Sri Lankan history and art, publishing his finds in ‘Early Prints of Ceylon – Sri Lanka, 1800 – 1900’, ‘Illustrations and Views of ...

such as Heydt’s “Ceylon” (1952), “Germans in Dutch Ceylon” (1953), and “Travels in Ceylon, 1700-1800” (1963). He also transcribed “The Pybus Embassy to Kandy, 1762” (1958). Others may know of Major ...

De Weert's death dealt a blow to any Kandy-Dutch alliance in Ceylon until the next king, Senarat, succeeded to the Kandyan throne in 1604. Once in power Senarat began again to solicit Dutch support.

The 1681 edition of Robert Knox’s classic work on the Kandyan Kingdom after the restoration work The mid-18th century edition of “A True and Exact Description of Malabar… and Ceylon” after the ...

The Pathfinder Foundation has been bringing together and preserving artifacts of historical value that relate to Sri Lanka’s history and culture. The ‘Pathfinder Collection’ consists of a wide range ...