Lanka Collection (page 12)

Devil Dancers / Sri Lanka
Three Sri Lankan devil dancers in full costume in a strong triangular pose with two barrel drummers

British Depose King / 1815
British officials depose the king of Kandy

Sri Lankan Boy Scouts
A party of boy scouts from Ceylon (Sri Lanka), rehearsing at Clapham, London, on their way to the World Jamboree in Hungary

Racial / Sri Lanka / Vendors
Street vendors sitting on the ground with their wares

Building Bridge of Lanka
The monkey craftsman Nala, with his king Sugriva & Hanuman, build a bridge between India & Sri Lanka so that the ape armies can help Rama rescue Sita from Ravana

Hanuman Burns Lanka
Ravana tries to punish the monkey god Hanuman (captured seeking Sita) by setting his tail alight. But Hanuman escapes & sets fire to Ravanas city, Lanka

Sri Lanka / Kandy C1835
The Royal Palace

Rickshaw Sri Lanka
A European gentleman in a solar topee is about to be taken in a rickshaw in Ceylon (Sri Lanka)

Racial / Sri Lanka / Barber
A Tamil barber shaves a customers head

Elephants Working 1890S
Elephants working in Sir Lanka, moving a large tree trunk

Sri Lanka / Coast Scene
Coastal scene with Palmyra palm trees

Sri Lanka Jungle
Jungle scene, Sri Lanka

Negombo, Sri Lanka, 1671
The Dutch fort at Negombo; like all Dutch establishments on the island, it is heavily fortified in readiness for attack from those residents who resent their presence

Dutch Take Colombo
The Dutch land in Ceylon 1602, and lay siege to Colombo the following year, under the command of general Gerard Hulst. Subsequently amicable relations are established

COLOMBO 1671
The `port of Colombo in the 17th century, with Dutch shipping in the roadstead. Various farming activities are in progress and elephants can be seen

Dutch & Emperor Ceylon
A Draught of the most Splendid Audience given by ye Emperor of Ceylon, King of Candy, to Gerard Hulst, ye Dutch General. (The Dutch land 1602, take Colombo 1603)

Slender Loris
(loris tardigradis) The slender loris is a resident of southernAsia and Sri Lanka

Chevrotain (Bewick)
Bewick thought the Chevrotain, or little Guinea Deer, was an antelope, but it is today recognised as a small version of the musk-deer. The Meminna beside it is from Sri Lanka

Rama in Lanka
Rama, Hindu divine hero, is able to successfully invade the island of Lanka because friendly apes build a bridge for him from the mainland

Events / Ceylon
Dutch settlement in Ceylon

Buddha / Peeps at Ceylon
BUDDHA Siddhartha Gautama A statue of Buddha in Ceylon (Sri Lanka)

Sri Lankan Hell
Hell according to the people of Sri Lanka, who name it Calla Sootraya

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