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Ceylon Sri Lanka Collection

Background imageCeylon Sri Lanka Collection: Inauguration of the Ceylon Railway: East End of the Banquet Bungalow, 1858. Creator: Unknown

Inauguration of the Ceylon Railway: East End of the Banquet Bungalow, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Inauguration of the Ceylon Railway: East End of the Banquet Bungalow, 1858. Engraving from a photograph by Mr. Parting. The centre of attraction was, of course, the magnificent bungalow

Background imageCeylon Sri Lanka Collection: Turning the First Turf of the Ceylon Railway, 1858. Creator: Unknown

Turning the First Turf of the Ceylon Railway, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Turning the First Turf of the Ceylon Railway, 1858. Engraving from a photographs by Mr. Parting, of a ceremony performed...by his Excellency Sir Henry Ward, the Governor of the Island

Background imageCeylon Sri Lanka Collection: The Magellan Gallery, Ceylon Railway, 1876. Creator: Unknown

The Magellan Gallery, Ceylon Railway, 1876. Creator: Unknown
The Magellan Gallery, Ceylon Railway, 1876. Train travel in what is now Sri Lanka. The Ceylon Government Railway was founded in 1858. From "Illustrated London News", 1876

Background imageCeylon Sri Lanka Collection: Arch at Colombo, Ceylon, on the occasion of the Royal Visit, from a sketch by one... 1876

Arch at Colombo, Ceylon, on the occasion of the Royal Visit, from a sketch by one... 1876. Creator: Unknown
Arch at Colombo, Ceylon, on the occasion of the Royal Visit [of the Prince of Wales], from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876

Background imageCeylon Sri Lanka Collection: Butter trade in Ceylon, 1785-1786. Creator: Jan Brandes

Butter trade in Ceylon, 1785-1786. Creator: Jan Brandes
Butter trade in Ceylon, 1785-1786. Woman and butter seller. With explanatory inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 9

Background imageCeylon Sri Lanka Collection: Kelaniya Stupa in Ceylon, 1785. Creator: Jan Brandes

Kelaniya Stupa in Ceylon, 1785. Creator: Jan Brandes
Kelaniya Stupa in Ceylon, 1785. The Kalyani Dagaba or Stupa of the Buddhist monastery Kelaniya Rajamahavihara, with houses on either side. With inscription

Background imageCeylon Sri Lanka Collection: Hairstyles, traditional styles in Ceylon, 1785-1786. Creator: Jan Brandes

Hairstyles, traditional styles in Ceylon, 1785-1786. Creator: Jan Brandes
Hairstyles, traditional styles in Ceylon, 1785-1786. Women's heads showing the hairstyle or Konde'; a merchant, a Singalese, women slaves. With inscription

Background imageCeylon Sri Lanka Collection: Ceylon squirrel, (Atlantoxerus getulus), 1785. Creator: Jan Brandes

Ceylon squirrel, (Atlantoxerus getulus), 1785. Creator: Jan Brandes
Ceylon squirrel, (Atlantoxerus getulus), 1785. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 57

Background imageCeylon Sri Lanka Collection: Lovebirds, 1785-1786. Creator: Jan Brandes

Lovebirds, 1785-1786. Creator: Jan Brandes
Lovebirds, 1785-1786. Dwarf papagaaai from Ceylon in various poses on a stick. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 85

Background imageCeylon Sri Lanka Collection: Dhoni, fishing boats in the Bay of Galle, 1786. Creator: Jan Brandes

Dhoni, fishing boats in the Bay of Galle, 1786. Creator: Jan Brandes
Dhoni, fishing boats in the Bay of Galle, 1786. The different types of fishing boats used by the inhabitants of Ceylon. With various inscriptions. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 2 (1808), p

Background imageCeylon Sri Lanka Collection: Bird's eye view of elephant corral, 1785. Creator: Jan Brandes

Bird's eye view of elephant corral, 1785. Creator: Jan Brandes
Bird's eye view of elephant corral, 1785. Huge trap and all the fences in which elephants were caught. No. 1 in the series about the elephant catch. With inscription

Background imageCeylon Sri Lanka Collection: Buitenhuis of the Governor on the Grote Pas at Colombo, c.1750. Creator: Anon

Buitenhuis of the Governor on the Grote Pas at Colombo, c.1750. Creator: Anon
Buitenhuis of the Governor on the Grote Pas at Colombo, c.1750

Background imageCeylon Sri Lanka Collection: View of a ferry house at the Grote Pas at Colombo, c.1750. Creator: Anon

View of a ferry house at the Grote Pas at Colombo, c.1750. Creator: Anon
View of a ferry house at the Grote Pas at Colombo, c.1750. View of a river with buildings. Two boats on the water, one of which, the ferry, with the Dutch flag

Background imageCeylon Sri Lanka Collection: The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders at Ceylon, 1835, 1886. Creator: H Hammal

The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders at Ceylon, 1835, 1886. Creator: H Hammal
The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders at Ceylon, 1886. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 33. January to June, 1886"

Background imageCeylon Sri Lanka Collection: Palm grove in Ceylon (Sri Lanka), 1858. Creator: Joseph Selleny

Palm grove in Ceylon (Sri Lanka), 1858. Creator: Joseph Selleny
Palm grove in Ceylon (Sri Lanka), 1858

Background imageCeylon Sri Lanka Collection: Path to the gate in Point de Galle on Ceylon (Sri Lanka), 1858. Creator: Joseph Selleny

Path to the gate in Point de Galle on Ceylon (Sri Lanka), 1858. Creator: Joseph Selleny
Path to the gate in Point de Galle on Ceylon (Sri Lanka), 1858

Background imageCeylon Sri Lanka Collection: Path to the gate in Point de Galle on Ceylon (Sri Lanka), 1858. Creator: Joseph Selleny

Path to the gate in Point de Galle on Ceylon (Sri Lanka), 1858. Creator: Joseph Selleny
Path to the gate in Point de Galle on Ceylon (Sri Lanka), 1858

Background imageCeylon Sri Lanka Collection: Point de Galle in Ceylon (Sri Lanka), 1858. Creator: Joseph Selleny

Point de Galle in Ceylon (Sri Lanka), 1858. Creator: Joseph Selleny
Point de Galle in Ceylon (Sri Lanka), 1858

Background imageCeylon Sri Lanka Collection: Harbour of the Point de Galle; Four Months in Ceylon, 1875. Creator: Unknown

Harbour of the Point de Galle; Four Months in Ceylon, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Harbour of the Point de Galle; Four Months in Ceylon, 1875. [Port city in the south of what is now Sri Lanka]. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates

Background imageCeylon Sri Lanka Collection: Temple in Ceylon; Four Months in Ceylon, 1875. Creator: Unknown

Temple in Ceylon; Four Months in Ceylon, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Temple in Ceylon; Four Months in Ceylon, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] Belle Sauvage Works.London E.C

Background imageCeylon Sri Lanka Collection: Map of Ceylon, c1891. Creator: James Grant

Map of Ceylon, c1891. Creator: James Grant
Map of Ceylon, c1891. From " Cassells Illustrated History of India Vol. I.", by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris and New York]


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