He had also tourmalines black as jet, and pink rubellites with sapphires as fine as those from ceylon.
"Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia"
Maturin M. Ballou
Eight days after this, we touched at Point de Galle, in the island of ceylon, where all the passengers were put on shore.
"A Lady's Captivity among Chinese Pirates in the Chinese Seas"
Fanny Loviot
We have decided to return by the north of India, and not by ceylon, though we are drawn both ways.
"From Edinburgh to India & Burmah"
William G. Burn Murdoch