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1. X544(5)

Reference (shelfmark):
X544(5)
Title:
'Adam's peak & Slave Island, from the Galle-face esplanade.' Plate 5 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 V. ADAM'S PEAK AND SLAVE ISLAND, FROM THE GALLE-FACE ESPLANADE. This view of the Peak is taken from the upper part of the Esplanade, looking across the western arm of the Lake and Slave Island, all of which having been already described, no further notice of them is necessary here. Some s...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1845
Extent:
1 Item

2. 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