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Archive Reference (shelfmark) X544 Place Ceylon, Colombo, Sri Lanka, Western Province Level [40] File

1. X544(1)

Reference (shelfmark):
X544(1)
Title:
'The fort of Colombo, from the Galle-face esplanade.' Plate 1 from 'Scenery and reminiscences of Ceylon by I. Deschamps Esq.' London:1845.. Artist(s): Giles, John West (fl. mid-19th century), after Deschamps, John (fl. 1845)
Scope & Content:
Plate I. The Fort of Colombo, from the Galle-Face Esplanade. The Fort (or, more correctly, the Town and Fort) of Colombo is situated on the west side of the Island, in lat. 7° N., and long. 79° 58' E. of Greenwich. It stands on a rocky point of land, projecting into the sea, from which circumst...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
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Date Range:
1845
Extent:
1 Item

2. X544(3)

Reference (shelfmark):
X544(3)
Title:
'Adam's peak & the lake of Colombo, from the Galle-barrier.' Plate 3 from 'Scenery and reminiscences of Ceylon by I. Deschamps ESQ.' London:1845.. Artist(s): Giles, John West (fl. mid-19th century), after Deschamps, John (fl. 1845)
Scope & Content:
PLATE III. ADAM'S PEAK AND THE LAKE OF COLOMBO, FROM THE GALLE BARRIER. This view is taken just outside the barrier, on the road leading to Point de Galle and the Esplanade (one of the points already mentioned, where the lake is barely separated from the sea), a little before the setting in of ...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
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Date Range:
1845
Extent:
1 Item

3. X544(4)

Reference (shelfmark):
X544(4)
Title:
'The lake of Colombo and slave Island, from the Glacis.' Plate 4 from 'Scenery and reminiscences of Ceylon by I. Deschamps ESQ.' London:1845.. Artist(s): Giles, John West (fl. mid-19th century), after Deschamps, John (fl. 1845)
Scope & Content:
PLATE IV.THE LAKE And SLAVE ISLAND,FROM THE GLACIS. The Lake of Colombo is a fine piece of water, supplied by several small tributary streams, and extending, as has already been said, from the glacis of the Fort, four or five miles in a north-easterly direction. It communicates, by means of can...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1845
Extent:
1 Item

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