The History of Java is a book written by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, and published in 1817. It describes the history of the island of Java from ancient times.^[1] The first edition was limited to 900 copies and contained 64 etched or aquatint plates, of which 10 were hand-coloured aquatints by William Daniell depicting Javanese life and costume. A second edition followed in 1830. The book was reprinted from a digital master by the Cambridge University Press in 2010.

Gallery[edit]

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  Varieties of Javanese keris.
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  Weapons of Java: Machetes, maces, bow and arrows, blowpipe, sling.
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  Weapon of Java: Keris.
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  Short swords, shields, and a matchlock gun.
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  Javanese weapons and standards.

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External links[edit]

• The History of Java by Sir Stamford Raffles at the Internet Archive.
• The History of Java restored ebook at Google Books.