Sri Lankan Collection (page 5)

Gummibaume wie Tafel 14, Teilansicht der Brettwurzeln, 1926. Rubber tree with buttress roots, Sri Lanka. From Der Indische Kulturkreis in Einzeldarstellungen. [Georg Muller, Munich, 1926]

Malerischer alter Feigen baum (Ficus indica) an der Strasse Clombo-Galle bei Kalutara, 1926. Picturesque old fig tree (Ficus indica) on the street Clombo-Galle near Kalutara

Gummibaume (Ficus elastica), 1926. Rubber trees. From Der Indische Kulturkreis in Einzeldarstellungen. [Georg Muller, Munich, 1926]

Die Insel im See von Kandy, 1926. The island in the lake near Kandy. Sri Lanka. From Der Indische Kulturkreis in Einzeldarstellungen. [Georg Muller, Munich, 1926]

See, Tempel des Heiligen Zahnes und Bibliothek in Kandy, vom Viktoria-Drive ach Osten gesehen, 1926. Lake, Temple of the Holy Tooth and Library in Kandy, seen from the Victoria Drive east

Blick auf den See von Kandy von Greory-Road nach NNW, 1926. View of the lake from Kandy from Greory-Road to NNW. From Der Indische Kulturkreis in Einzeldarstellungen. [Georg Muller, Munich, 1926]

Steinfigur nahe der Ruwanwali-Dagoba, Anuradhapura, 1926. Stone figure near the Ruwanwali-Dagoba, Anuradhapura. From Der Indische Kulturkreis in Einzeldarstellungen. [Georg Muller, Munich, 1926]

Wandelhalle eines Hindutempels, Ceylon, 1926. The lobby of a Hindu temple, Ceylon. From Der Indische Kulturkreis in Einzeldarstellungen. [Georg Muller, Munich, 1926]

Tamulin beim Wasserholen, 1926. Tamil woman fetching water. From Der Indische Kulturkreis in Einzeldarstellungen. [Georg Muller, Munich, 1926]

Tamulischer Barbier, 1926. Tamil barber. From Der Indische Kulturkreis in Einzeldarstellungen. [Georg Muller, Munich, 1926]

Landschaft am Fluss bei Dehiwala, zwischen Colombo und Mount Lavinia, 1926. Landscape on the river at Dehiwala, between Colombo and Mount Lavinia

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]

The Market, Colombo, c1880 (1905). Artist: Alexander Henry Hallam Murray
The Market, Colombo, c1880 (1905). From The High-Road of Empire, by A. H. Hallam Murray. [John Murray, Ablemarle Street, London, 1905]

Morning Mists in the Valley of the Mahawelli Gangha, c1880 (1905). Artist: Alexander Henry Hallam Murray
Morning Mists in the Valley of the Mahawelli Gangha, c1880 (1905). From The High-Road of Empire, by A. H. Hallam Murray. [John Murray, Ablemarle Street, London, 1905]

The Mountains from Pallekelly, c1880 (1905). Artist: Alexander Henry Hallam Murray
The Mountains from Pallekelly, c1880 (1905). From The High-Road of Empire, by A. H. Hallam Murray. [John Murray, Ablemarle Street, London, 1905]

A Street Scene in Kandy, c1880 (1905). Artist: Alexander Henry Hallam Murray
A Street Scene in Kandy, c1880 (1905). From The High-Road of Empire, by A. H. Hallam Murray. [John Murray, Ablemarle Street, London, 1905]

The Temple of the Tooth, Kandy - Interior, c1880 (1905). Artist: Alexander Henry Hallam Murray
The Temple of the Tooth, Kandy - Interior, c1880 (1905). From The High-Road of Empire, by A. H. Hallam Murray. [John Murray, Ablemarle Street, London, 1905]

The Temple of the Tooth, Kandy - Exterior, c1880 (1905). Artist: Alexander Henry Hallam Murray
The Temple of the Tooth, Kandy - Exterior, c1880 (1905). From The High-Road of Empire, by A. H. Hallam Murray. [John Murray, Ablemarle Street, London, 1905]

Sinhalese Village Beauty, c1890, (1910). Artist: Alfred William Amandus Plate
Sinhalese Village Beauty, c1890, (1910). From The Hundred Best Views of Ceylon. [Plate Ltd, Colombo, Kandy & Nuwara Eliya, 1910]

Isuruminiya, an ancient and picturesque rock temple in the heart of Ceylon, 1907. [H. C. White Co. Chicago, New York, London, 1907]

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

Colombo Harbour, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Artist: Keystone View Company
Colombo Harbour, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Stereoscopic card details

Coffee picking on Sir Thomas Liptons estate, Dambutenne, Sri Lanka, 1903. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Coffee picking on Sir Thomas Liptons estate, Dambutenne, Sri Lanka, 1903. Stereoscopic slide, detail

Tamil women picking tea on Sir Thomas Liptons estate, Polgahawela, Sri Lanka, 1903. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Tamil women picking tea on Sir Thomas Liptons estate, Polgahawela, Sri Lanka, 1903. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Kandy (Maha Nuvara), Sri Lanka, 1895. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XVI, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co. Limited (London, 1895)

An elephant and its keeper, Sri Lanka, 1902. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
An elephant and its keeper, Sri Lanka, 1902. Stereoscopic slide. Detail

Ceylon (Sri Lanka), 1895. As seen from the Ramboda Plantation.From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XV, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co

An Image worshipped by the Chingulais... late 18th century
An Image worshipped by the Chingulais as the Deity who presides over Health, Wisdom, plenty etc, late 18th century. European depiction of Ceylonese people worshipping the Hindu god Ganesh

The Royal Train leaving Kandy station, Sri Lanka, c1910s

Kandy Lake, Kandy, Sri Lanka, c1910s. Kandy Lake was built in 1807

Colombo, Sri Lanka, c1910s

Hindu temple in the Pettah, Colombo, Ceylon. View in the capital of what is now Sri Lanka

Singhalese Buddhist Priests, Sri Lanka, 1895. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XV, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co. Limited (London, 1895)

Sinhalese notables, Ceylon, c1925. Cigarette card produced by the Westminster Tobacco Co Ltd, Indian Empire, 1st series

Asiatic Races, 1800-1900. Artist: G Mutzel
Asiatic Races, 19th century. Yukagir (from the Kolyma), Ostiak woman, Kalmuk (Mongol), Rajput, Kirghiz (Turkish stock), Tungus woman, Yakut woman, Tibetan (of Bhutia), Chinese lady, Chinaman

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