Subject: Boats / Level: [40] File - British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue Search Results

Reference (shelfmark):: Photo 1169(11)
Title:: Sea shore, Mount Lavinia and Katamaran. Photographer: Plâté, A. W. A.
Scope & Content:: Postcard view, showing an outrigger fishing boat on the palm-fringed shore at Mount Lavinia, near Colombo. Postcard dated 'Colombo 17-11-10.'
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1900s
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Photo 1169(14)
Title:: Fleet of native fishing boats off the coast of Ceylon. Photographer: Plâté, A. W. A.
Scope & Content:: Coloured postcard view, showing a fleet of outrigger boats under sail.
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1900s
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Photo 1169(16)
Title:: Negombo Canal and padda boats, Ceylon. Photographer: Plâté, A. W. A.
Scope & Content:: Genre: Landscape Photography Coloured postcard view, showing boats on the Negombo Canal.
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1900s
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Photo 1169(23)
Title:: Landing jetty, Colombo. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:: Postcard view ('M. D. Uduman's copyright...Published by 'The Travellers Mart, 4 York and Baillie Street, Colombo'), looking along the pier, with boats for transporting passengers moored in the foreground and steamers at anchor in the harbour beyond.
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1900s
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Photo 1182(1)
Title:: Bird's-eye view over the Chu-kiang or Pearl River.— Canton River. Photographer: Robert Crisp Hurley.
Scope & Content:: View looking along the Pearl River (Zhu Jiang) at Canton, busy with local craft and with the twin towers of the Roman Catholic Cathedral visible in the distance.
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1904
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Photo 1182(2)
Title:: Slipper-boats at the steamer wharf, with pawn-shop in distance [Canton]. Photographer: Robert Crisp Hurley.
Scope & Content:: View looking down onto local slipper boats moored at the wharf, with the distinctive square form of a Canton pawnshop rising on the skyline beyond.
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1904
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Photo 1182(4)
Title:: The English Bridge from British Shameen to the city [Canton]. Photographer: Robert Crisp Hurley.
Scope & Content:: View looking along the canal towards the stone bridge, with local craft moored in the foreground.
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1904
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Photo 1182(5)
Title:: The Kui-kui Bridge in the Western Suburb [Canton]. Photographer: Robert Crisp Hurley.
Scope & Content:: View looking along the canal, crowded with local craft, towards the bridge and buildings beyond.
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1904
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Photo 1183(29)
Title:: Ferry near Bandong. Photographer: Woodbury and Page
Scope & Content:: Inscription: Numbered '54' in pencil on mount. Genre: Landscape Photography View from a vantage point on the bank, looking down onto the ferry moored at the water's edge. A European party with their carriage have just boarded the craft, which is constructed from two boats lashed together with ...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1870
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Photo 1188(11)
Title:: West End of Shameen Island and western suburb of Canton, China. Photographer: James Ricalton for Underwood and Underwood
Scope & Content:: View of Shamian Island, facing north-west, towards the west end of the island..
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1900
Extent:: 1 item

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