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Royal Commonwealth Society : Ceylon [i.e. Sri Lanka] 1886

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<p style='text-align: justify;'>Album of prints measuring approximately 275 x 210 mm. or 210 x 265 mm., generally one to a page and each with a typed caption. The photographs show groups and portraits of people in Ceylon, especially Kandy, and views of the outlying country, including surf boats, fishing canoes, railways, Buddhist temples, Burmese and Buddhist priests, a coffee estate, Singalese devil dancers, and plucking, firing and weighing tea.</p>

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Ceylon [i.e. Sri Lanka] 1886 (Y303P)

Album of prints measuring approximately 275 x 210 mm. or 210 x 265 mm., generally one to a page and each with a typed caption. The photographs show groups and portraits of people in Ceylon, especially Kandy, and views of the outlying country, including surf boats, fishing canoes, railways, Buddhist temples, Burmese and Buddhist priests, a coffee estate, Singalese devil dancers, and plucking, firing and weighing tea.

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  • Physical Location: Cambridge University Library: Royal Commonwealth Society Library
  • Classmark: Y303P
  • Author(s): Unknown
  • Date of Creation: 1886
  • Associated Place(s): Asia (continent); Sri Lanka (nation)
  • Extent: 60 images
  • Author(s) of the Record: RMR

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Y303P: 1: Colombo (image 5, page 1-5) Y303P: 2: Kandy (image 5, page 1-5) Y303P: 3: Colombo (image 5, page 1-5) Y303P: 4: Colombo (image 5, page 1-5) Y303P: 5: Colombo (image 5, page 1-5) Y303P: 6: A hackery (image 6, page 6-7) Y303P: 7: Bullock cart (image 6, page 6-7) Y303P: 8: Fishing canoes on the beach (image 7, page 8) Y303P: 9: The lake (image 8, page 9) Y303P: 10: The lake (image 9, page 10) Y303P: 11: Cocoanut palms (image 10, page 11) Y303P: 12: Meangalla Rock, rail road to Kandy (image 11, page 12) Y303P: 13: Native huts (image 12, page 13) Y303P: 14: Surf boats (image 13, page 14) Y303P: 15: Cingalese [Singalese] woman (image 14, page 15-17) Y303P: 16: Buddhist priest (image 14, page 15-17) Y303P: 17: Governor's page (image 14, page 15-17) Y303P: 18: Estate coolies (image 15, page 18-20) Y303P: 19: Tamil children (image 15, page 18-20) Y303P: 20: Kandians (image 15, page 18-20) Y303P: 21: Moor girl (image 16, page 21-23) Y303P: 22: Tamils (image 16, page 21-23) Y303P: 23: Tamil (image 16, page 21-23) Y303P: 24: The lake (image 17, page 24) Y303P: 25: Kandy lake (image 18, page 25) Y303P: 26: Malabar street, Kandy (image 19, page 26) Y303P: 27: Kandy (image 20, page 27) Y303P: 28: Kandy, the lake (image 21, page 28) Y303P: 29: Kandy (image 22, page 29) Y303P: 30: Kandy, Buddhist temple (image 23, page 30) Y303P: 31: Part of temple (image 24, page 31) Y303P: 32: Sensation rock, Colombo line (image 25, page 32) Y303P: 33: Kaduyanuawa (image 26, page 33) Y303P: 34: Paddy fields (image 27, page 34) Y303P: 35: Ratuapura (image 28, page 35) Y303P: 36: Buddhist temple in Inausawa estate (image 29, page 36) Y303P: 37: Buddhist temple (image 30, page 37) Y303P: 38: Norwood, Dickoya (image 31, page 38) Y303P: 39: Native ploughing (image 32, page 39) Y303P: 40: India rubber tree (image 33, page 40) Y303P: 41: Kandian lady (image 34, page 41) Y303P: 42: The Dalizai (image 35, page 42) Y303P: 43: Entrance, Peradeniya Gardens (image 36, page 43) Y303P: 44: Entrance, Peradeniya Gardens (image 37, page 44) Y303P: 45: Giant bamboos, Peradeniya (image 38, page 45) Y303P: 46: A creeper, Peradeniya (image 39, page 46) Y303P: 47: Cingalese [Singalese] and Tamils (image 40, page 47) Y303P: 48: Giant creepers, Peradeniya (image 41, page 48) Y303P: 49: Banyan tree, Peradeniya (image 42, page 49) Y303P: 50: Coffee estate (image 43, page 50) Y303P: 51: Coffee stores and drying ground (image 44, page 51) Y303P: 52: Estate coolies (image 45, page 52) Y303P: 53: Singalese devil dancers (image 46, page 53) Y303P: 54: Plucking tea (image 47, page 54-56) Y303P: 55: Firing tea (image 47, page 54-56) Y303P: 56: Weighing tea (image 47, page 54-56) Y303P: 57: Weighing tea (image 48, page 57) Y303P: 58: Kandian chief (image 49, page 58) Y303P: 59: Burmese priests (image 50, page 59) Y303P: 60: Buddhist priests (image 51, page 60)
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