chioal

Updated: May 27, 2025

Of the Pearl Fishery in the Gulf of Manaar. The men along the coast which extends from Cape Comorin to the low land of Chioal , and the island of Zeilan or Ceylon, is called the pearl-fishery. This fishery is made every year, beginning in March or April, and lasts fifty days.

Robert Kerr - A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 07