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1817 book by Stamford Raffles

This article is about the book by Stamford Raffles. For other uses, seeHistory of Java.

The History of Java
Title page forThe History of Java second edition (1830)
Author	Thomas Stamford Raffles
Language	English
Published	1817
Publisher	John Murray
Publication place	United Kingdom
Pages	xlviii + 479
OCLC	741754581

Balinese Raja, in Thomas Stamford Raffles'sThe History of Java, 1817

The History of Java is a book written by SirThomas Stamford Raffles and published in 1817. It describes the history of the island ofJava from ancient times.^[1]

Publication history

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*Portrait of Stamford Raffles* byGeorge Francis Joseph, 1817. Raffles sat for the painting while in London to oversee publication of the book.

The first edition was limited to 900 copies and contained 64 etched oraquatint plates, of which 10 were hand-coloured aquatints by William Daniell depicting Javanese life and costume. A second edition followed in 1830. The book was reprinted from a digital master by theCambridge University Press in 2010.