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91. Photo 430/5(1)

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Photo 430/5(1)
Title:
Singhalese Boatmen and Catamarans on the coast of Ceylon. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events Subjects = catamarans; Curzon Collection; transport; water transport Location = Ceylon; Sri Lanka Photograph of Sinhalese boatmen and catamarans on the coast of Sri Lanka taken in the 1880s by an unknown photographer. Out-rigger canoes or catamarans were originally ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880s
Extent:
1 item

92. Photo 430/5(2)

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Photo 430/5(2)
Title:
'Sensation Point' on the Railway between Colombo & Kandy. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View of the track adjacent to a steep drop. Subjects = Curzon Collection; railways; transport Location = Ceylon; Sri Lanka
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880s
Extent:
1 item

93. Photo 430/5(3)

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Photo 430/5(3)
Title:
Talipot Palm, [Sri Lanka]. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Subjects = Curzon Collection; talipot palms; trees & plants Location = Ceylon; Sri Lanka Photograph of a Talipot Palm, in seed, with rice paddies in the distance, taken by an unknown photographer in Sri Lanka in the 1880s. The Talipot Palm (Corypha Umbraculi...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880s
Extent:
1 item

94. Photo 430/5(4)

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Photo 430/5(4)
Title:
Clump of Bamboos in Peradenia Gardens, near Kandy. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Subjects = bamboos; Curzon Collection; trees & plants Location = Ceylon; Peradeniya; Sri Lanka Photograph of a clump of bamboos in Peradeniya Gardens near Kandy, Sri Lanka, taken by an unknown photographer in the 1880s. Established by the British in 1821, th...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880s
Extent:
1 item

95. Photo 430/5(5)

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Photo 430/5(5)
Title:
Lake and Temple of the Sacred Tooth (Dalada Vihara) at Kandy. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View of the temple from the opposite shore. Subjects = Curzon Collection; Sri Lankan architecture; Sri Lankan architecture (Buddhist); temples Location = Central Province; Ceylon; Kandy; Sri Lanka Photograph taken in the 1880s by an unknown photographer, of...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880s
Extent:
1 item

96. Photo 430/5(6)

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Photo 430/5(6)
Title:
Adam's Peak (7352 feet) and tea [or coffee?] plantations. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Distant view of Adam's Peak from the Maskeliya Valley, with the river and the Laxapana ferry in foreground. On the far bank of the river is land newly cleared and planted out with coffee, with a bungalow in the distance. See also Photo 475 (71), for a smaller format...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

97. Photo 430/5(7)

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Photo 430/5(7)
Title:
Temple over the Sacred Footprint on the summit of Adam's Peak. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Subjects = Curzon Collection; Sri Lankan architecture; Sri Lankan architecture (Buddhist); temples Location = Ceylon; Sri Lanka Photograph of the small Buddhist temple at the summit of Adam's Peak in Sri Lanka, taken by an unknown photographer in the 1880s. ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880s
Extent:
1 item

98. Photo 430/5(8)

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Photo 430/5(8)
Title:
Maha Vihara. Buddhist Rock-temple at Dambool. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View of the interior. Subjects = Buddha images; Curzon Collection; interiors; rock-cut temples; Sri Lankan architecture; Sri Lankan architecture (Buddhist); temples Location = Ceylon; Dambulla; North Central Province; Sri Lanka Photograph of the interior of...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880s
Extent:
1 item

99. Photo 430/5(9)

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Photo 430/5(9)
Title:
Ruanweli (Golden Dust) Dagoba, Anurajapura. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Subjects = Curzon Collection; dagabas (stupas); Sri Lankan architecture; Sri Lankan architecture (Buddhist); stupas Location = Anuradhapura; Ceylon; North Central Province; Sri Lanka Photograph of Ruanweli (Golden Dust) Dagoba at Anuradhapura in Sri Lanka, t...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880s
Extent:
1 item

100. Photo 430/5(10)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 430/5(10)
Title:
Abayagiria (Fortress of Safety) Dagoba, Anurajapura. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Subjects = Curzon Collection; dagabas (stupas); Sri Lankan architecture; Sri Lankan architecture (Buddhist); stupas Location = Anuradhapura; Ceylon; North Central Province; Sri Lanka Photograph of the Abhayagiri dagoba at Anuradhapura in Sri Lanka, taken by ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880s
Extent:
1 item