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Lanka Collection (#2)

Background imageLanka Collection: Sri Lanka Catamaran

Sri Lanka Catamaran
Catamarans used by the fishermen of Ceylon

Background imageLanka Collection: Colombo, Sri Lanka - Lipton Ltd. Tea Company - Maddema Mills

Colombo, Sri Lanka - Lipton Ltd. Tea Company - Maddema Mills - note the ox-pulled tea wagons, each individually numbered (see also: 10296761). Date: circa 1905

Background imageLanka Collection: Traditional Fishing boat - Galle, Sri Lanka

Traditional Fishing boat - Galle, Sri Lanka
Traditional catamaran Fishing boat - Galle, Sri Lanka. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageLanka Collection: Boy in Sri Lanka

Boy in Sri Lanka

Background imageLanka Collection: Sri Lanka boy in the 1920s

Sri Lanka boy in the 1920s

Background imageLanka Collection: Ladies in Ceylon / Sri Lanka making lace, early 1900s

Ladies in Ceylon / Sri Lanka making lace, early 1900s

Background imageLanka Collection: Lace making, Sri Lanka

Lace making, Sri Lanka

Background imageLanka Collection: Sri Lanka Veddahs aborigines

Sri Lanka Veddahs aborigines

Background imageLanka Collection: Veddahs, forest dwelling aborigines of Sri Lanka

Veddahs, forest dwelling aborigines of Sri Lanka, Victorian period

Background imageLanka Collection: Tea plantation in Ceylon / Sri Lanka - Victorian period

Tea plantation in Ceylon / Sri Lanka - Victorian period

Background imageLanka Collection: Tea picking in Sri Lanka

Tea picking in Sri Lanka

Background imageLanka Collection: Lipton's tea factory at Pooprassie, Sri Lanka

Lipton's tea factory at Pooprassie, Sri Lanka, Victorian period

Background imageLanka Collection: Poster, Ellerman's City & Hall Lines, Suez Canal scene

Poster, Ellerman's City & Hall Lines, Suez Canal scene
Poster, Ellerman's City & Hall Lines to and from Egypt, India, Ceylon - showing the City of Benares on the Suez Canal with the Ferdinand de Lesseps statue in the right background Date: circa 1936

Background imageLanka Collection: Advert, Blue Cross Pekoe Souchong Tea

Advert, Blue Cross Pekoe Souchong Tea from Ceylon (Sri Lanka) Date: 1891

Background imageLanka Collection: Advert, Mazawattee Tea Co

Advert, Mazawattee Tea Co, 49-51 Eastcheap, London Date: 1891

Background imageLanka Collection: Lipton's Tea Advertisement

Lipton's Tea Advertisement
An illustrated advertisement for Lipton Ltd, promoting Lipton's Tea, If you want the best tea, go to the firm that grows it

Background imageLanka Collection: A Temple Elephant, Sri Lanka

A Temple Elephant, Sri Lanka. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageLanka Collection: Rickshaws and Drivers, Sri Lanka

Rickshaws and Drivers, Sri Lanka. Date: circa 1900s

Background imageLanka Collection: Performance of Romeo and Juliet, Colombo, Ceylon

Performance of Romeo and Juliet, Colombo, Ceylon
Depictions of a performance of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet by the Singhalese in Colombo, Ceylon (modern day Sri Lanka)

Background imageLanka Collection: CREMATION, SRI LANKA

CREMATION, SRI LANKA
The manner in which the natives of Sri Lanka burn their dead Date: 1750

Background imageLanka Collection: Traditional Transportation - Covered Ox Cart - Colombo, Sri Lanka. Date: 1928

Traditional Transportation - Covered Ox Cart - Colombo, Sri Lanka. Date: 1928

Background imageLanka Collection: Late 19th century photograph: Boat on the lake, Kandy, Ceylon, Sri Lanka, Skeen studio

Late 19th century photograph: Boat on the lake, Kandy, Ceylon, Sri Lanka, Skeen studio

Background imageLanka Collection: Late 19th century photograph: Temple, likely Kandy, Ceylon, Sri Lanka, Skeen studio

Late 19th century photograph: Temple, likely Kandy, Ceylon, Sri Lanka, Skeen studio

Background imageLanka Collection: Late 19th century photograph: Workers picking tea, tea plantation, India or Ceylon

Late 19th century photograph: Workers picking tea, tea plantation, India or Ceylon, Sri Lanka

Background imageLanka Collection: Late 19th century photograph: Temple, Ceylon, Sri Lanka, Skeen studio

Late 19th century photograph: Temple, Ceylon, Sri Lanka, Skeen studio

Background imageLanka Collection: c. 1880s Ceylon Sri Lanka - family selling food

c. 1880s Ceylon Sri Lanka - family selling food

Background imageLanka Collection: Plantation workers picking tea, India or Ceylon, Sri Lanka

Plantation workers picking tea, India or Ceylon, Sri Lanka
Vintage 19th century photograph:large group of plantation workers picking tea, India or Ceylon, Sri Lanka

Background imageLanka Collection: The races of Ceylon, Sri Lanka

The races of Ceylon, Sri Lanka
Vintage 19th century photograph: composite group of images of the races of Ceylon, Sri Lanka

Background imageLanka Collection: Weighing tea, plantation, Ceylon, Sri Lanka

Weighing tea, plantation, Ceylon, Sri Lanka
Vintage 19th century photograph: weighing tea on a tea plantation, Ceylon, Sri Lanka

Background imageLanka Collection: Wharf and harbour at Colombo, Ceylon, Sri Lanka

Wharf and harbour at Colombo, Ceylon, Sri Lanka
c.1900 vintage photograph: wharf and harbour at Colombo, Ceylon, Sri Lanka

Background imageLanka Collection: Giant bamboo, Ceylon, Sri Lanka

Giant bamboo, Ceylon, Sri Lanka
19th century vintage photograph: Giant bamboo, Ceylon, Sri Lanka

Background imageLanka Collection: Women and children outside grass hut, Ceylon, Sri Lanka

Women and children outside grass hut, Ceylon, Sri Lanka
19th century vintage photograph: women and children outside their grass hut, Ceylon, Sri Lanka

Background imageLanka Collection: Procession of the tooth? Ceylon, Sri Lanka

Procession of the tooth? Ceylon, Sri Lanka
19th century vintage photograph: Procession of the tooth, Kandy Esala Perahera, Ceylon, Sri Lanka

Background imageLanka Collection: Huge crowd, ceremony, India or Ceylon, Sri Lanka

Huge crowd, ceremony, India or Ceylon, Sri Lanka
19th century vintage photograph: Huge crowd, ceremony, India or Ceylon, Sri Lanka

Background imageLanka Collection: Temple of the Tooth, Kandy, Ceylon Sri Lanka

Temple of the Tooth, Kandy, Ceylon Sri Lanka
19th century vintage photograph: Temple of the Tooth, Kandy, Ceylon Sri Lanka

Background imageLanka Collection: Galle Face Hotel, Ceylon, Sri Lanka

Galle Face Hotel, Ceylon, Sri Lanka
19th century vintage photograph: Galle Face Hotel, Ceylon, Sri Lanka

Background imageLanka Collection: Man and woman of Ceylon (Sri Lanka), 1818

Man and woman of Ceylon (Sri Lanka), 1818. The man smokes a tobacco pipe and holds a lance, the woman wears a short tunic dress and holds a basket of fruit

Background imageLanka Collection: Man and woman of Goa, India, 1818

Man and woman of Goa, India, 1818. They wear headdresses with feathers, tunics and cloaks. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Mary Anne Vennings A Geographical Present being Descriptions of

Background imageLanka Collection: Historical views of Asia Minor

Historical views of Asia Minor. Turkish pilgrims in a Hajj caravan over the desert to Mecca 1, Turks destroying Greek statues 2, and Achilles dragging the dead body of Hector outside Troy 3

Background imageLanka Collection: Gomphia nitida

Gomphia nitida, Gonfia lustra. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence, Italy, 1837

Background imageLanka Collection: Amethystine python, Simalia amethistina

Amethystine python, Simalia amethistina
Amethystine python or scrub python, Simalia amethistina. Pitone amatistino. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali

Background imageLanka Collection: Frys Cocoa and Chocolate, Cocoa Plantation, Sri Lanka

Frys Cocoa and Chocolate, Cocoa Plantation, Sri Lanka
Frys Cocoa and Chocolate, Cocoa Plantation, Ceylon Sri Lanka. 1893

Background imageLanka Collection: Ceylon crocodile var. from Seba

Ceylon crocodile var. from Seba. (Mugger crocodile, Crocodylus palustris or saltwater crocodile, Crocodylus porosus.) Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Heath after an illustration by George Shaw

Background imageLanka Collection: Toque macaque, Macaca sinica. Endangered

Toque macaque, Macaca sinica. Endangered. Simia sinica Linn. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Jakob Samuel Walwerth after an illustration by Jacques de Seve from Johann Christian Daniel

Background imageLanka Collection: Pitcher plant, Nepenthes distillatoria

Pitcher plant, Nepenthes distillatoria. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cooke after Thomas Shotter Boys from Conrad Loddiges Botanical Cabinet, Hackney, 1825

Background imageLanka Collection: Rhynchoglossum notonianum

Rhynchoglossum notonianum (Klugia notoniana). Native to Sri Lanka (Ceylon). Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Background imageLanka Collection: Dutchmans pipe, Aristolochia thwaitesii. Vulnerable

Dutchmans pipe, Aristolochia thwaitesii. Vulnerable. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Background imageLanka Collection: Persian violet, Exacum macranthum. Critically endangered

Persian violet, Exacum macranthum. Critically endangered. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe



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