A History of Our Relations with the Andamanese, Volume II - 9789391928513

A History of Our Relations with the Andamanese, Volume IICompiled from Histories and Travels, and from the Records of the Government of India\nAuthor(s): M.V. Portman\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Manohar Publishers and Distributors, India\nImprint: Manohar Publishers and Distributors\nISBN-13: 9789391928513, 978-9391928513\nSynopsis\nThis work in two volumes has been compiled from historical documents and travel accounts from the Government of India records. It was prepared by [url] Portman at the behest of Lt Colonel [url] Temple, who was the Chief Commissioner of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.\n\nIt encompasses the physical geography of the Andaman Islands and the appearance and customs of the Andamanese tribes from the earliest times up to the date of the first settlement on them. It has interesting accounts of the wrecks of the British ships, Briton and Runnymede, in the Archipelago Islands and the murder of the seamen of the Fyze Buksh by the Andamanese. Alongside, there are .