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Poster advertising Air Ceylon -- fly the sapphire service. A man rides on an elephant, while a distant plane flies overhead
Map of Ceylon showing tea industry plantationsMap of Ceylon (Sri Lanka) showing tea industry plantations. Date: circa 1920
Sri Lanka - Ceylon. Her tea and other industriesA larger version of this uncommon pictorial poster map was originally published by the Ceylon Tea Propaganda Board in 1933
Jaffna, Sri Lanka, 1671The Dutch fort at Jaffna at the northern extremity of the island. The solid defences indicate that the Europeans expect to be attacked at any moment
Zebras Pull MazawatteeFour zebras in harness pull a Mazawattee tea cart -- purely for publicity purposes, we understand!
Mount Lavinia Hotel, Mount Lavinia, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)Mount Lavinia Hotel and seashore, Hotel Road, Mount Lavinia, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1920
Native stall, Ceylon Sri Lanka, circa 1880s. Date: circa 1880s
Map / Asia / Sri Lanka 1719ISLE DE CEYLAN and southern India
Galle Face Hotel, Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1910
SRI LANKA. ANURADHAPURA. Sigiriya. Sigiriya Rock. The stairway above the Lion Gate
Ox-pulled wagon - Lipton Tea CompanyColombo, Sri Lanka - a wagon of the Lipton Ltd. Tea company bearing a mass of wooden tea chests and pulled by a pair of white oxen. Date: circa 1910s
Sri Lanka - Galle - Galle Face Hotel
Poster advertising Orient Line to AustraliaPoster advertising the Orient Line to Australia, via Italy, Egypt and Ceylon
Galle, Sri Lanka, 1671Panoramic view of Galle, in southern Sri Lanka. The Dutch fort can be seen at the end of causeway, and they seem to have fortified the town very thoroughly
Tamil girl, Ceylon (Sri Lanka) circa 1890. Date: circa 1890
Jungle, Sri LankaParasitic plants in the Sri Lanka jungle Date: 1913
Empire Tea PosterEmpire Marketing Board 1927-1933 poster, Empire Tea Date: 1927-1933
Playing the Rabana drum - Sinhalese - Colombo, Sri LankaPlaying the Rabana drum - Sinhalese people - Colombo, Sri Lanka. The Maha (big) Rabana or Banku (bench) Rabana, played by two or more people at a time is used at wedding festivals
Sri Lanka - Hindu Ascetic - Incredibly long hairSri Lanka - Hindu Ascetic Sadhu with incredibly long hair, worn in thick dreadlocks called jata. Date: circa 1910s
Buy Empire every dayEmpire Marketing Board 1927-1933 poster, Buy Empire Every Day - Tea from Ceylon and Salmon from Canada Date: 1927-1933
Poster depicting Colombo, CeylonPoster for the Empire Marketing Board, depicting dock workers loading and unloading cargo at Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Galle - Sri LankaGalle, viewed from the harbour, Sri Lanka. A famous Test cricket ground, Galle was devastated by the Tsunami of 2004. The cricket ground is alongside the Portuguese Fort, rebuilt in the 17th century
Jatayus Fights RavanaJatayus, king of the vultures, tries to rescue Sita from the demon Ravana who is carrying her off to Sri Lanka. Sita throws her jewellery to earth as a sign for Rama
Batticaloa, Sri LankaThe Dutch fort at Batticaloa, on the east coast of the island. The solid defences are evidence that the Europeans expect to be attacked at any moment
SS KARMALAPassenger liner of the P&O line, depicted entering Columbo harbour, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Pole fishermen, Sri Lanka - 4Sri Lankan pole fishermen, sometimes known as stilt fishing, on the coast near Galle, Sri Lanka. Pictured at dawn and silhouetted against the light Date: 2001
Sigiriya Rock Fortress, Central Province, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)Sigiriya (Sinhagiri) Rock Fortress, Central Province, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), a massive column of rock nearly 200 metres high. Date: circa 1920s
Young woman tapping a rubber tree, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1910
Street vendors, Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka) circa 1890s. Date: circa 1890s
Stream and bathers, probably Ceylon (Sri Lanka), circa 1880s. Date: circa 1880s
Native Chiefs, Kandy, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)Native Chiefs at Kandy, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1890s
Young woman, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1890s
Young woman at Kandy, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1890s
Rickshaw transport, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1890s
Colombo, Sri Lanka - Native Boutique Date: circa 1920s
Wartime poster, The British Colonial Empire (Ceylon)Wartime poster, The British Colonial Empire, featuring a member of the Ceylon Garrison Artillery, with the Ceylon badge below, and the names of all the colonial countries listed on either side. 1940s
Temple of the Holy Tooth - Kandy, Sri LankaSri Dalada Maligawa or Temple of the Holy Tooth - Kandy, Sri Lanka - located in the royal palace complex. An UNESCO world heritage site. The Library. Date: circa 1910s
Barrabool - P&O Line (one class only) - England-Egypt-Ceylon (Sri Lanka)-Australia service - twin-screw vessel. Date: circa 1910s
Maidens among clouds. 5th c. SRI LANKA. Sigiriya. Fresco of 500 ladies in the rock wall of the fortress. World Heritage. Hindu art. Fresco
Sri Lanka - Basket Trick - JugglersSri Lanka - Basket Trick - Conjurers (called jugglers on the card) place a woman inside a large wicker basket from whence she would (I imagine) disappear, much to everyones surprise! Date: circa 1907
Kandy - Sri Lanka - Worshipping the tooth relicKandy is very popular due to the annual Buddhist pageant known as the Esala Perahera, in which one of the inner caskets used for covering the tooth relic of Buddha is taken in a grand procession
Kandy - Sri Lanka - Buddhist ProcessionKandy is very popular due to the annual Buddhist pageant known as the Esala Perahera, in which one of the inner caskets used for covering the tooth relic of Buddha is taken in a grand procession
Sri Lanka / Colombo C1700Colombo: general view, with ships in the harbour
Galle Face, Ceylon, Sri LankaVintage 19th century photograph: Galle Face, Ceylon, Sri Lanka
Great Western Tea Factory, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1920
Young man, Ceylon, (Sri Lanka), circa 1880s. Date: circa 1880s
Three girls, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), circa 1880s. Date: circa 1880s
Devil Dancers, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)Devil Dancers of Ceylon (Sri Lanka), with drummers. Date: circa 1890s