'Admiral’s Trincomalie, from the road leading to Fort Ostenburg. P. Lysaght June 1834'. Artist(s): Lysaght, Patrick (b. 1809)
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‘Admiral’s Trincomalie, from the road leading to Fort Ostenburg. P. Lysaght June 1834’. Water-colour; 37 by 50 cm. Note: The Admiral’s House, Trincomalee, was the quarters of the officer in charge of naval stores after the department’s transfer from Madras in 1795.
Mount Lavinia, Colombo from the landward side with the army barracks, sometimes used as a sanatorium for the troops, in the foreground, July 1837. Artist(s): Lysaght, Patrick (b. 1809)
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Mount Lavinia, Colombo from the landward side with the army barracks, sometimes used as a sanatorium for the troops, in the foreground. Inscribed: ‘Mount Lavinia, 7 miles from Colombo. P. Lysaght, Pt. 78 Highlanders, July 1837’. Water-colour; 38.5 by 61.5 cm. Note: The house was built in 18...