The History of Java

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.

The book was reprinted from a digital master by the Cambridge University Press in 2010.

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Balinese Raja, in Thomas Stamford Raffles's The History of Java , 1817
Portrait of Stamford Raffles by George Francis Joseph , 1817. Raffles sat for the painting while in London to oversee publication of the book.