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WD1089
- Record Id:
- 040-003280874
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003280854
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100028181659.0x002c15
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100137997096.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- WD1089
- Title:
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View of the Mahaveliganga River and Hunasgiria Park (Ceylon). 18 April 1870. Artist(s): Chevalier, Nicholas (1828-1902)
- Scope & Content:
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Pencil drawing of the Mahaveliganga River and Hunnasgiriya Park, near Kandy in Sri Lanka dated 18th April 1870.
Inscribed on front in pencil: ‘Hunasgeria Pk. Mahavillaganga Rr. 18.4.70. N. Chevalier.’
Sri Lanka was a Portuguese colony from the late 16th Century until it was overruled by the Dutch; a colony which lasted until the arrival of the British in the late 18th century. The hill country capital of Kandy was the last kingdom to succumb to foreign rule, to the British in 1815. The Hunnasgiriya Hills, near Kandy, are the site of a large state owned tea plantation and a sanctuary for wild-life, particularly butterflies and orchids.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003280854
040-003280874 - Is part of:
- WD1070-1091 : CHEVALIER, NICHOLAS (1828-1902) Engraver and painter of landscapes and topical and historical scenes. Born at St. Petersburg, the son…
WD1089 : View of the Mahaveliganga River and Hunasgiria Park (Ceylon). 18 April 1870. Artist(s): Chevalier, Nicholas (1828-1902) - Hierarchy:
- 032-003280854[0020]/040-003280874
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: WD1070-1091
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 Item
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100137997096.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Styles:
- British school
European school - Start Date:
- 1870
- End Date:
- 1870
- Date Range:
- 1870
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Medium: pencil; wash. 25.3 x 35.1 cm
- Material Type:
- Prints, Drawings and Paintings
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)