Ceylon Collection (page 10)

Montane rainforest canopy, Sri Lanka
View of montane rainforest canopy, The Peak Wilderness between Balangoda and Bogowantalawa, Sri Lanka

Musa x paradisiaca L. banana
A drawing by Paul Hermann from the collection of five volumes of specimens and drawings from Sri Lanka (Ceylon) 1672-1677. (Vol. 5 Page 299)

Adams Peak, Sri Lanka
A view of Adams Peak from the Nuwara Eliya area, Sri Lanka

Columba torringtoni, Sri Lanka woodpigeon
Plate 83, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57)

Chrysocolaptes lucidus, greater flame-backed woodpecker
Plate 19, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57)

Detail of manuscript text
Relating to Plate 103 from the Loten Collection, 1754-57, a painting depicting Tragulus javanicus, lesser mouse-deer, by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere (1722-c. 1781). Image under record 6372

Elaphrornis palliseri, Sri Lankan bush warbler
Plate 62, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57)

Galloperdix bicalcarata, Ceylon spurfowl
Plate 87, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57)

lantern bug
The strange looking species of lantern bug, Sri Lanka

Lichen
This is an example of one of Sri Lankas very rich diversity of lichens

Scientist in Sri Lanka
Fred Naggs searching for land snails in low vegetation in an area of montane rainforest close to Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka. The trip to Sri Lanka was part of a programme funded by the Darwin Initiative

Tea fields, Sri Lanka

Adams Peak ridge, Sri Lanka
The Adams Peak ridge from Gilimale, north of Ratnapura, Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka
View from Wildlife Heritage Trust Station at Agrapatana, Sri Lanka

Riverston, Sri Lanka
View looking east from the Laggala Illukkumbura road at Riverston, Sri Lanka

Epocilla aurantiaca, jumping spider
This species of jumping spider (Epocilla aurantiaca) was photographed in Sri Lanka

Calotes versicolor, agamid lizard
This agamid lizard is a common species in the lowlands of Sri Lanka, particularly in the drier parts of the island

Cetoniinae sp. rose chafer beetle
A rose chafer beetle photographed in Sri Lanka. Chafer beetles have a characteristic V-shape where their wings meet and are a member of the same family as dung beetles

Sinharaja forest, Sri Lanka
An early morning view of the rainforest canopy on the boundary of Sinaraja forest, Sri Lanka

Ratufa macroura, grizzled giant squirrel
Sciurus Macrouru (Pennant), Detail of Plate 102 from the Loten Collection (1754-57), a painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere (1722-c. 1781)

Moschiola meminna, Indian spotted chevrotain
Plate 104 from the Loten Collection (1754-57), a painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere (1722-c. 1781)

Trachypithecus vetulus, purple-faced leaf monkey
Semnopithcus vetulus, Purple-Faced Leaf Monkey. Plate from the Loten Collection (1754-57), a painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere (1722-c. 1781)

Nelumbo nucifera, sacred lotus
A drawing by Paul Hermann from the collection of five volumes of specimens and drawings from Sri Lanka (Ceylon) 1672-1677. (Vol. 5 Page 286)

Sciurus macrourus, long-tailed squirrel
Sydney Parkinson, Ceylon drawings ( Banks Manuscript No. 20) 1767

Nepenthes sp. pitcher plant
The carnivorous pitcher plant is abundant in degraded forest in Sri Lanka

The peak Wilderness, Sri Lanka
The Peak Wilderness contains the largest and most undistrubed areas of montane rainforest in Sri Lanka

Frog
One of the 140 frog species known from the island of Sri Lanka. Many of these frogs have only been discovered in the last decade or so

Laportea interrupta (L. ) Chew, woodnettle
A specimen from the Paul Hermann collection of five volumes of specimens and drawings from Sri Lanka (Ceylon) 1672-1677. (Vol. 3 Page 1)

Montane rainforest canopy in Nuwara Eliya area, Sri Lanka

Montane rainforest, Sri Lanka
Rock wall covered with moss in montane rainforest, The Knuckles, Sri Lanka

Zircons
Faceted zircons showing various colours and high lustre, from Sri Lanka. Zircon comprises of (zirconium silicate) and is not the same as the artificial gem cubic zircona

Orange sapphire
A rare Sri-Lankan hexagonal cut orange sapphire. Sapphires belong to the corundum group - the second hardest mineral group known

Sinhalite
A round mixed cut of 15.5 carats. Silhalite comprises of (magnesium aluminum borate) and only known to derive from the gem gravels of Sri Lanka

Graphite
A specimen of graphite from Sri Lanka. One form of carbon formed naturally close to the Earths surface

SRI LANKA. POLONNARUWA. Polonnaruwa. Nissanka

EGYPT. Dayr al-Bahri. Temple of Hatshepsut. Dambulla Cave Temple, also known as the Golden Temple of Dambulla

SRI LANKA. Anuradhapura. Ruvanveli Dagoba (161-137)

SRI LANKA. Nalanda. Temple that mixes Hindu and Buddhist architecture

SRI LANKA. Matale. Hindu Temple of Sri Muthumariamman

SRI LANKA. Dambulla. Golden Temple. Dambulla Cave Temple, also known as the Golden Temple of Dambulla

INDIA. Darjeeling. Bhutia Bustee Monastery. Dambulla Cave Temple, also known as the Golden Temple of Dambulla

SRI LANKA. Aukana. Aukana Buddha (5th c. ), 12
SRI LANKA. Aukana. Aukana Buddha (5th c.), 12 m. high

EGYPT. Cairo. Islamic Cairo. Mausoleum of Qaitbay. Dambulla Cave Temple, also known as the Golden Temple of Dambulla

SRI LANKA. Mihintale. Sitting Buddha

Colombo, Sri Lanka - view of the harbour 1935

Barleria arnottiana Nees (var. glabra), a blue flowering plant, with details of seed pods. 1893

Desmodium jucundum Thwaites, or Meibomia jucunda, with red flowers. 1893

Trichosanthes integrifolia, with details of seed pods and fruit. 1893

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