The Fatal History of Portuguese Ceylon: Transition to Dutch Rule

Winius, George Davison. The Fatal History of Portuguese Ceylon: Transition to Dutch Rule. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1971. 8vo. xxi., 215pp. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Head and tail of spine very slightly rubbed. Very slightly shelf worn at bottom edge. DJ has some chipping. Some pages are unopened. “George Winius is the first historian in 300 years to tell the story of the seventeenth-century Dutch take-over of Ceylon from the viewpoint of the vanquished Portuguese.” Fine condition. vg. Hardcover. (10653) $35