Ceylon Collection (page 9)

Ruined Cities of Ceylon: Excavations on the Summit of Sigiri (b / w photo)
6009246 Ruined Cities of Ceylon: Excavations on the Summit of Sigiri (b/w photo) by Cave, Henry W. (1854-1913); Private Collection; (add.info.: Excavations on the Summit of Sigiri)

Ruined Cities of Ceylon: Entrance to the Thuparama at Polonnaruwa (b / w photo)
6009234 Ruined Cities of Ceylon: Entrance to the Thuparama at Polonnaruwa (b/w photo) by Cave, Henry W. (1854-1913); Private Collection; (add.info.: Entrance to the Thuparama at Polonnaruwa)

Ruined Cities of Ceylon: Scenery of the Kandyan District (b / w photo)
6009291 Ruined Cities of Ceylon: Scenery of the Kandyan District (b/w photo) by Cave, Henry W. (1854-1913); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scenery of the Kandyan District)

Ruined Cities of Ceylon: Mihintale (b / w photo)
6009289 Ruined Cities of Ceylon: Mihintale (b/w photo) by Cave, Henry W. (1854-1913); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mihintale)

Ruined Cities of Ceylon: Rest-House at Nalanda (b / w photo)
6009288 Ruined Cities of Ceylon: Rest-House at Nalanda (b/w photo) by Cave, Henry W. (1854-1913); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rest-House at Nalanda)

Ruined Cities of Ceylon: Aluwihari (b / w photo)
6009283 Ruined Cities of Ceylon: Aluwihari (b/w photo) by Cave, Henry W. (1854-1913); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aluwihari)

Ruined Cities of Ceylon: Statues of King Dutthagamini and Three Buddhas (b / w photo)
6009272 Ruined Cities of Ceylon: Statues of King Dutthagamini and Three Buddhas (b/w photo) by Cave, Henry W. (1854-1913); Private Collection; (add.info)

Ruined Cities of Ceylon: East End of Southern Altar, Abhayagiriya Dagaba (b / w photo)
6009268 Ruined Cities of Ceylon: East End of Southern Altar, Abhayagiriya Dagaba (b/w photo) by Cave, Henry W. (1854-1913); Private Collection; (add.info.: East End of Southern Altar)

Ruined Cities of Ceylon: Miniature Dagaba on the Ruanweli Platform (b / w photo)
6009267 Ruined Cities of Ceylon: Miniature Dagaba on the Ruanweli Platform (b/w photo) by Cave, Henry W. (1854-1913); Private Collection; (add.info.: Miniature Dagaba on the Ruanweli Platform)

Ruined Cities of Ceylon: Abhayagiriya Dagaba (b / w photo)
6009265 Ruined Cities of Ceylon: Abhayagiriya Dagaba (b/w photo) by Cave, Henry W. (1854-1913); Private Collection; (add.info.: Abhayagiriya Dagaba)

Ruined Cities of Ceylon: Remains of the Peacock Palace (b / w photo)
6009263 Ruined Cities of Ceylon: Remains of the Peacock Palace (b/w photo) by Cave, Henry W. (1854-1913); Private Collection; (add.info.: Remains of the Peacock Palace)

Ruined Cities of Ceylon: Remains Near the Ruanweli Dagaba (b / w photo)
6009262 Ruined Cities of Ceylon: Remains Near the Ruanweli Dagaba (b/w photo) by Cave, Henry W. (1854-1913); Private Collection; (add.info.: Remains Near the Ruanweli Dagaba)

Ruined Cities of Ceylon: Jetawanarama at Polonnaruwa (b / w photo)
6009239 Ruined Cities of Ceylon: Jetawanarama at Polonnaruwa (b/w photo) by Cave, Henry W. (1854-1913); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jetawanarama at Polonnaruwa)

Ruined Cities of Ceylon: Statue of King Parakrama (b / w photo)
6009224 Ruined Cities of Ceylon: Statue of King Parakrama (b/w photo) by Cave, Henry W. (1854-1913); Private Collection; (add.info.: Statue of King Parakrama)

Ruined Cities of Ceylon: Frescoes at the Aluwihari Rock Temple (b / w photo)
6009219 Ruined Cities of Ceylon: Frescoes at the Aluwihari Rock Temple (b/w photo) by Cave, Henry W. (1854-1913); Private Collection; (add.info.: Frescoes at the Aluwihari Rock Temple)

Ruined Cities of Ceylon: In the Gallery of Sigiri (b / w photo)
6009244 Ruined Cities of Ceylon: In the Gallery of Sigiri (b/w photo) by Cave, Henry W. (1854-1913); Private Collection; (add.info.: In the Gallery of Sigiri)

On came the herd in gallant style, throwing the spray from the muddy water (colour litho)
1218791 On came the herd in gallant style, throwing the spray from the muddy water (colour litho) by Noble, John Edwin (1876-1941); Private Collection; (add.info)

Traditional Transportation - Covered Ox Cart - Colombo, Sri Lanka. Date: 1928

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

Battle between a bulldog and Jack, a Cingalese monkey, in Worcester, England, 1799
6337363 Battle between a bulldog and Jack, a Cingalese monkey, in Worcester, England, 1799 by English School, (19th century); (add.info.: Battle between a bulldog and Jack, a Cingalese monkey)

Figures on a Road Near Galle, Ceylon, (watercolour heightened with white)
652040 Figures on a Road Near Galle, Ceylon, (watercolour heightened with white) by Lear, Edward (1812-88); 40.6x26.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Figures on a Road Near Galle, Ceylon)

Tea, growing countries (colour litho)
3648616 Tea, growing countries (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tea, growing countries)

A Path through Paddy Fields (b / w photo)
3652883 A Path through Paddy Fields (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Path through Paddy Fields)

Nauch Dancing Girl (b / w photo)
3652878 Nauch Dancing Girl (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nauch Dancing Girl)

Betel Seller, Betel leaves are constantly chewed by the natives (b / w photo)
3652875 Betel Seller, Betel leaves are constantly chewed by the natives (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Betel Seller)

The Ruined Cities of Anuradhapura, Thuparama Dagoba (b / w photo)
3652863 The Ruined Cities of Anuradhapura, Thuparama Dagoba (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Ruined Cities of Anuradhapura, Thuparama Dagoba)

General View of Tea Estate and Factory (b / w photo)
3652860 General View of Tea Estate and Factory (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: General View of Tea Estate and Factory)

Scene in the Maskeliya District, Showing Adams Peak and the Rough Nature of the Ground (b / w photo)
3652848 Scene in the Maskeliya District, Showing Adams Peak and the Rough Nature of the Ground (b/w photo) by English Photographer

On the Railway Line to Kandy, the Curve called "Sensation"Point (b / w photo)
3652846 On the Railway Line to Kandy, the Curve called " Sensation" Point (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: On the Railway Line to Kandy)

Temple of the Holy Tooth, Kandy, the Chief Temple of the Buddhists in Ceylon
3652831 Temple of the Holy Tooth, Kandy, the Chief Temple of the Buddhists in Ceylon, and contains a tooth of Buddha (b/w photo) by English Photographer

A Ceylon Shave, the Hindoo caste have the head shaved in curious shapes, such as that seen on the barber (b / w photo)
3652828 A Ceylon Shave, the Hindoo caste have the head shaved in curious shapes, such as that seen on the barber (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Rickshaw and Racing Hackery, these bullocks travel about 12 miles an hour (b / w photo)
3652815 Rickshaw and Racing Hackery, these bullocks travel about 12 miles an hour (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rickshaw and Racing Hackery)

Scene in the "Pettah"or Native Quarter (b / w photo)
3652808 Scene in the " Pettah" or Native Quarter (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scene in the " Pettah" or Native Quarter)

Tea-pluckers, Ceylon, c. 1900-1930 (b / w photo)
3482684 Tea-pluckers, Ceylon, c.1900-1930 (b/w photo) by Skeen & Co. (fl.1870s-90s); Royal Society for Asian Affairs, London, UK; (add.info.: seated women labourers sorting tea from baskets)

Plucking tea, up-country estate, Ceylon, c. 1900-1930 (b / w photo)
3482683 Plucking tea, up-country estate, Ceylon, c.1900-1930 (b/w photo) by PlAtA©, Ltd. Ceylon (fl.1900-20); Royal Society for Asian Affairs, London

Native Boutique or Shop, Ceylon, c. 1900-20 (hand-coloured photograph)
3474158 Native Boutique or Shop, Ceylon, c.1900-20 (hand-coloured photograph) by PlAtA©, Ltd. Ceylon (fl.1900-20); Royal Society for Asian Affairs, London, UK; (add.info.: Open-fronted shop)

India: A Shop on the Kandy Road, Colombo (engraving)
6007503 India: A Shop on the Kandy Road, Colombo (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Shop on the Kandy Road, Colombo)

A Tamil Girl (b / w photo)
5990519 A Tamil Girl (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Tamil Girl. Living Races of Mankind (Hutchinson, c 1910)

Devil-Dancers, Ceylon (b / w photo)
5990313 Devil-Dancers, Ceylon (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Devil-Dancers, Ceylon. Living Races of Mankind (Hutchinson, c 1910)

Portrait of three young Sinhalese girls, c. 1905 (b / w photo)
5944836 Portrait of three young Sinhalese girls, c.1905 (b/w photo) by Keystone View Company; Private Collection; (add.info)

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