Books by Thomas Stamford Raffles

Reproduction of the original: The History of Java by Thomas Stamford Raffles

Thomas Stamford Raffles (1781-1826) was a British statesman appointed Lieutenant Governor of Java between 1811 and 1815. These volumes, first published in 1817, contain his monumental history of the island, in which he provides a comprehensive ethnographic description with a detailed history. Volume 1 contains Raffles's ethnographic study.