‘A Modest Arsenal: Gunpowder Weapons in Sri Lanka 1500 – 1820’ by Channa Wickremesekera published by TAP publishers in Colombo. This is the first in-depth look at the history of gunpowder weapons in Sri Lanka and fills void in the historiography of the region. The book can be purchased online from https://slbooks.lk/
Paper edition book of my research “The History of Trincomalee during Portuguese and Dutch rule”. The bay, called by the Portuguese “Baia dos Arcos”, where is situated the city of Trincomalee on the island of Sri Lanka (Ceylon) has always been considered as one of the best ports of the world. Its highly strategic position […]
For those who want the paper edition of my researches. I have just published, on Amazon worldwide, the second volume of two volumes on the history of the Spaniards in the Maluku Islands. The books contain much of what I have written (and published on colonialvoyage) on the subject over the last 25 years. The […]
For those who want the paper edition of my researches. I have just published, on Amazon worldwide, the first volume of two volumes on the history of the Spaniards in the Maluku Islands. The original Italian version: Gli Spagnoli nelle Molucche. Indice generaleGLI SPAGNOLI NELLE ISOLE MOLUCCHE 1 CAPITOLO PRIMO: I PRIMI CONTATTI DEGLI SPAGNOLI […]
A splendid book dedicated to the spice islands was published in April 2022. The book describes in detail the fortifications of the two islands of Ternate and Tidore in the Moluccas, the famous Spice Islands. The text of the book is bilingual in Spanish and English. From the book cover: “This book offers a precise […]
On the occasion of the celebrations of the 500th anniversary of Ferdinando Magellano’s first trip around the world. A new book about the Spice Islands has just been published by the Spanish publishing house Desperta-Ferro, specialized in Spanish military history. It is a large format book (384 pages, 189 x 246 mm), and includes old […]
Written by Marco Ramerini. On this page I want to write about an interesting book that has just been published. The book tells the story of the spice islands and focuses on the fortifications that Europeans built on these islands to control their trade. The story narrated in Simon Pratt’s book begins with the first […]
Adriaan van Berkel’s Travels in Guyana – The Voyages of Adriaan van Berkel to Guiana Reissue of the original Dutch 1695 publication with a new English translation, and annotated and introduced by Lodewijk Hulsman, Martijn van den Bel and Lodewijk Wagenaar The Dutch presence in the Guianas and the Amazon River goes back to the […]