LIST OF MAPS & IMAGES
Chapter 1
- 1.1 Ptolemy's Taprobane
- 1.2 Laksmi Plaque
Chapter 2
- 2.1 Ruwanweli Dagaba or Maha Thupa
- 2.2 Pricipal Tanks and Channels in the King's Country
- 2.3
The Sacred Tooth Relic came to Sri Lanka in the 4th century A.D. in the hair
of a princess. A Kelaniya Temple mural recalls this event.
- 2.4 Sigiriya Rock Fortress, Sigiriya
- 2.5
Four of the Twenty Two Sigiriya Frescoes
Chapter 3
- 3.1 Mediaeval Gold Coin
- 3.2 The 7th century Vatadage
{Circular Relic House} is believed to be the oldest monument in Polonnaruwa
Chapter 4
- 4.1 Moonstone, Polonnaruwa
- 4.2 A 12th-century statue, often referred
to as "The Sage", but popularly believed to represent Parakrama Bahu I
- 4.3 Lankatilaka Vihara, Polonnaruwa
- 4.4 Galpota, or "Stonebook", which is
eight metres long and 4.25 metres wide, bears inscriptions of
Nissanka Malla's invasion of India and his relations with other countries.
- 4.5 Sinhasana Throne of
Nissanka Malla, Polonnaruwa
- 4.6 Polonnaruwa with inset showing Jetavanarama Area
Chapter 5
- 5.1 Ancient Divisions of Lanka
- 5.2 Lankatilaka Vihara, Kandy District
Chapter 6
- 6.1 A scarce "lion" type copper massa
coin of King Parakrama Bahu VI
- 6.2 Gajapati Pagoda from Orissa. A hoard of them were found in Jaffna.
Chapter 7
- No pictures currently included.
Chapter 8
- 8.1 Kandyan Silver Larin
- 8.2 Portuguese Lanka
Chapter 9
- 9.1 Galle's picturesque harbour
- 9.2 Dutch One Stuiver,1786
- 9.3 The Kandy Disavanies
Chapter 10
- 10.1 A View of Kandy overlooking the
Kandy Lake which was built by Sri Vikrama Rajasinha{Last King of Kandy}
- 10.2 1804 Silver dump Rix Dollar with Elephant
Chapter 11
- 11.1 The crown of Sri Vikrama Rajasinha housed at its present location in the Colombo Museum
- 11.2 1821 George IV Silver Rix Dollar
- 11.3 The Sri Dalada Maligawa, Temple
of the Sacred Tooth Relic, Kandy