The Two Thousand Isles: A Short Account Of The People, History And Customs Of The Maldive Archipelago

About the Book:-This book is not intended to be a treatise in the Maldive Islands –that terra incognita—but is simply the narrative of a visit to these islands by the narrator. It is a short account of the people, history and customs of the Maldive Archipelago, written in 1935. The author describes many sights and experiences that he encountered during his visit. Further the touches on the history of the Islands, its conversion to Islam, its arts and crafts. Maldive Archipelago is a group of coral islands and atolls in the Indian Ocean near the Equator. Isolated more or less as the inhabitants are from the rest of the world except for communication with Ceylon and India, chiefly by dhows and their own primitive sailing craft, they have retained nearly all their original customs and traditions. The people are undoubtedly of Aryan or Sinhalese origin, and are a hardy sea-faring race. The country has maintained its independence, and, although now under the suzerainty of the government of Ceylon. It contains ten chapters and seven fine plates to delineate the things vividly. About the Author:-Thomas William Hockly was born in 1878. He is the author of --The Two Thousand Isles: A Short Account of the People, History and Customs of the Maldive Archipelago. The Title 'The Two Thousand Isles: A Short Account Of The People, History And Customs Of The Maldive Archipelago written/authored/edited by T. W. Hockly', published in the year 2020. The ISBN 9788121241779 is assigned to the Paperback version of this title. This book has total of pp. 209 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is . Size of the book is 13.34 x 21.59 cms Vol:-