Ceylonese Collection (page 2)

Buddhist Priests; Four Months in Ceylon, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Buddhist Priests; Four Months in Ceylon, 1875. [Holy men from what is now Sri Lanka]. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates

Cingalese of the Coast; Four Months in Ceylon, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Cingalese of the Coast; Four Months in Ceylon, 1875. [Sinhalese men in tradtional costume]. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates

Moors-- Cloth Vendors; Four Months in Ceylon, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Moors-- Cloth Vendors; Four Months in Ceylon, 1875. [Cloth sellers in what is now Sri Lanka]. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates

Stupa Reliquary, About 14th / 15th century. Creator: Unknown
Stupa Reliquary, About 14th/15th century

Stupa Reliquary, Polonnaruva period, 12th century. Creator: Unknown
Stupa Reliquary, Polonnaruva period, 12th century

Oil Lamp with Christian Crosses, 16th / 17th century. Creator: Unknown
Oil Lamp with Christian Crosses, 16th/17th century

Buddha Seated in Meditation (Dhyanamudra), Kandyan period, 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Buddha Seated in Meditation (Dhyanamudra), Kandyan period, 18th century

Woman, Ceylon, 1875 / 79. Creator: Julia Margaret Cameron
Woman, Ceylon, 1875/79. A work made of albumen print

Sinhalese Woman, 1875 / 78. Creator: Julia Margaret Cameron
Sinhalese Woman, 1875/78. A work made of albumen print

Untitled (Ceylon), 1875 / 79. Creator: Julia Margaret Cameron
Untitled (Ceylon), 1875/79. A work made of albumen print

Buddha, Kandy period, 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Buddha, Kandy period, 18th century

Ceylonese Woman, 1875-79. Creator: Julia Margaret Cameron
Ceylonese Woman, 1875-79

Street studies, Kandy, Ceylon, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Allers
Street studies, Kandy, Ceylon, 1898. Portraits of elderly men. Strassentypen in Kandy. From " Rund um die Erde" [Round the Earth], written and illustrated by C. W. Allers

Group of men, Colombo, Ceylon, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Allers
Group of men, Colombo, Ceylon, 1898. Men chatting - one carrying a large basket on his head - in what is now Sri Lanka. From " Rund um die Erde" [Round the Earth]

Washing an elephant in the river, Colombo, Ceylon, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Allers
Washing an elephant in the river, Colombo, Ceylon, 1898. Flussufer bei Colombo. From " Rund um die Erde" [Round the Earth], written and illustrated by C. W. Allers

Studies of people, Ceylon, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Allers
Studies of people, Ceylon, 1898. Portraits of the head waiter at the Grand Oriental Hotel in Colombo, (top), and other Ceylonese (Sri Lankans). Oberkellner im Grand Oriental Hotel - Colombo

Talipot palm after flowering, Ceylon, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Allers
Talipot palm after flowering, Ceylon, 1898. Bluhende Taliputpalmen, 1898. From " Rund um die Erde", by C. W. Allers. [Union Deutsche Berlagsgesellschaft, Stuttgart, 1898]

Elephants on the banks of the Mahaweli River, Ceylon, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Allers
Elephants on the banks of the Mahaweli River, Ceylon, 1898. An der Ufer der Mahaweliganga. From " Rund um die Erde" [Round the Earth], written and illustrated by C. W. Allers

Temple musicians, Kandy, Ceylon, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Allers
Temple musicians, Kandy, Ceylon, 1898. Men playing pipe and drums. Tempelmusiker. From " Rund um die Erde" [Round the Earth], written and illustrated by C. W. Allers

Tamil men, Colombo, Ceylon, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Allers
Tamil men, Colombo, Ceylon, 1898. Portrait of two tamils in what is now Sri Lanka. Tamilen. From " Rund um die Erde" [Round the Earth], written and illustrated by C. W. Allers

Elephants bathing in the Mahaweli river, Ceylon, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Allers
Elephants bathing in the Mahaweli river, Ceylon, 1898. Badende Elefanten im Mahaweliganga. From " Rund um die Erde" [Round the Earth], written and illustrated by C. W. Allers

Natha Devale shrine, Kandy, Ceylon, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Allers
Natha Devale shrine, Kandy, Ceylon, 1898. The Natha Devalaya is the oldest surviving structure from the Kandyan Kingdom. It was built in the 14th century

Menika - drummer at the Temple of the Tooth, Kandy, Ceylon, 1898. Man with drums tied round his waist. Menika, Trommler im Buddha Tempel Dalada Maligawa

Sinhalese man, Colombo, Ceylon, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Allers
Sinhalese man, Colombo, Ceylon, 1898. Portrait of a young man in what is now Sri Lanka. Ein Singhalese. From " Rund um die Erde" [Round the Earth], written and illustrated by C. W. Allers

Giant trees in the botanical gardens, Peradeniya, Kandy, Ceylon, 1898
Giant trees in the Royal Botanic Gardens, Peradeniya, Kandy, Ceylon, 1898. Riesenbaume im botanische garten um Paradenia. From " Rund um die Erde" [Round the Earth]

Buddhist monk, Ceylon, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Allers
Buddhist monk, Ceylon, 1898. Malwatte Wihare Tibetuari bodieihe Malot unansi. From " Rund um die Erde" [Round the Earth], written and illustrated by C. W. Allers

Ukku Banda, young man at a temple, Kandy, Ceylon, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Allers
Ukku Banda, young man at a temple, Kandy, Ceylon, 1898. Ukku Banda - Tempeljunge im Kandy. From " Rund um die Erde" [Round the Earth], written and illustrated by C. W. Allers

Young mother, Kandy, Ceylon, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Allers
Young mother, Kandy, Ceylon, 1898. Portrait of a woman and child in what is now Sri Lanka. Junge Mutter auf Ceylon. From " Rund um die Erde" [Round the Earth], written and illustrated by C

Buddhist, Ceylon, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Allers
Buddhist, Ceylon, 1898. Buddhist man holding a boat-shaped object. Buddha Pilester [?]. From " Rund um die Erde" [Round the Earth], written and illustrated by C. W. Allers

Pareshnath, Jain Temple, Calcutta, c. 1890s. Creator: A. W. A. Plate Studio (Ceylonese)
Pareshnath, Jain Temple, Calcutta, c. 1890s

Saftar Jung Tomb, Delhi, c. 1890s. Creator: A. W. A. Plate Studio (Ceylonese), studio of
Saftar Jung Tomb, Delhi, c. 1890s

Entrance to Torumal Paiks Palace, c. 1890s. Creator: A. W. A. Plate Studio (Ceylonese)
Entrance to Torumal Paiks Palace, c. 1890s

The Kaung-Hmu-Daw, Sagaing, 1900. Creator: Unknown
The Kaung-Hmu-Daw, Sagaing, 1900. Kaunghmudaw is known for its egg-shaped design. Construction began during the reign of King Thalun on 25 April 1636

Singhalese weaving mats, 1902. Artist: Skeen & Co
Singhalese weaving mats, 1902. From The Living Races of Mankind, Vol. I. [Hutchinson & Co, London, 1902]

Singhalese men of high rank, 1902. From The Living Races of Mankind, Vol. I. [Hutchinson & Co, London, 1902]

Native bullock cart, Ceylon, late 19th or early 20th century. Lantern slide

The Grand Oriental Hotel, Colombo, Ceylon, late 19th or early 20th century. Lantern slide

Road from Colombo to Galle, Colombo, Ceylon, late 19th or early 20th century. Lantern slide

Temple of the Sacred Tooth, Kandy, Ceylon, late 19th or early 20th century. The focal point of Kandy is the golden roofed Dalada Maligawa, the sacred Temple of the Tooth

Colombo Harbour, Ceylon, late 19th or early 20th century. Lantern slide

Trincomalee Street, Kandy, Ceylon, late 19th or early 20th century. Lantern slide

Hall of Tusks, in the home of Lady de Soysa, Bambalapitiya, Colombo, Ceylon, 1903. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Hall of Tusks, in the home of Lady de Soysa, Bambalapitiya, Colombo, Ceylon, 1903

Colombo harbour, Ceylon, early 20th century(?)

Stone Buddha, a relic of the past glory of Anuradhapura, Ceylon, c1924. The city of Anuradhapura was one of the earliest urban sites in Sri Lanka

Village scene, Trincomalee, Ceylon, 1945

Procession to a Buddhist temple, Diyatalawa, Ceylon, c1945

Fishing boats, Trincomalee, Ceylon, 1945

Elephants, Sri Lanka (Ceylon). Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Elephants, Sri Lanka (Ceylon). Stereoscopic card detail

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