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Cymbidium ensifolium, purple striped orchidCymbidium ensifolium haematodes, a purple striped orchid. 1893
Hibiscus angulosus grandiflorus, yellow hibiscus flower, a climbing plant with yellow flowers. 1893
Low Country Sinhalese Woman - Sri Lanka. She appears to have a pile of interestingly-shaped fruit or veg in her lap, which defies identification.... Date: circa 1908
Men and hounds on wild boar hunt, Sri LankaA Melee -- men and hounds on a wild boar hunt in Ceylon (Sri Lanka). 1854
Hunters attempting to trap an elephant, Sri LankaHold Fast -- hunters attempting to trap an elephant in Ceylon (Sri Lanka). 1854
Sri Lanka - Colombo - Main StreetSri Lanka - Colombo - The busy Main Street with a tram, rickshaws and a host of pedestrians getting on with their lives. Date: circa 1920
Colombo, Sri Lanka - Veddhas TribesmenSurvival International say that as of February 2010, there are less than 2000 surviving members of this Tribe - the Veddhas (also known as Wanniyala-Aetto or Forest People)
Hunter trampled by elephant, Sri LankaCaught at Last -- a hunter being trampled by an elephant in Ceylon (Sri Lanka). 1854
Bear handler - Franco-British ExhibitionA bear handler and his bear at the Franco-British Exhibition of 1908 at White City, London - at the Hagenbecks Ceylon Village and Indian Arena Date: 1908
Sri Lanka - Main Street at Pettah with local shops Date: 1932
Sri Lanka - Giant Bamboo PlantsGiant Bamboo Plants at the Royal Botanical Garden, Peradeniya, close to the city of Kandy in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. Date: 1932
Sri Lanka - Fruit SellerA Fruit Shop in Sri Lanka Date: 1932
A Local Covent Garden - Colombo, CeylonA Local Covent Garden (!) - Colombo, Sri Lanka Date: 1910s
Buffalo hunt, Sri LankaThe Charge of Sixpences -- a buffalo hunt in Ceylon (Sri Lanka). 1854
Buffalo and hunter on horseback, Sri LankaCharge in High Reeds -- a buffalo emerging from reeds confronts a hunter on horseback in Ceylon (Sri Lanka). 1854
Hunters stalking herd of elephants, Sri LankaStalking a Herd -- hunters spying on a herd of elephants in Ceylon (Sri Lanka). 1854
Hunters and elephants in long grass, Sri LankaHard at it -- hunters in the middle of a herd of elephants in long grass in Sri Lanka. 1854
Fishermen - Sri LankaFishermen returning home with their catch - Sri Lanka Date: circa 1934
Kandyan Chiefs - Sri Lanka Date: circa 1910s
Memorial pilar on Swami Rock, Tricomalee, Sri LankaSwami Rock, Tricomalee, Sri Lanka. Pillar erected in memory of Francina Van Rhede in 1687. She was the daughter of a gentleman of high office in the Dutch service
Racial / Sri Lanka 1880Two Sri Lankan couples: the men wear ornate hats Date: 1880
Events / Ceylon 1650SA clash between the Dutch and Portugese during their struggle for supremacy in Ceylon Date: 1650s
Racial / Sri Lanka / DancersTwo Sri Lankan Devil Dancers accompanied by a barrel drum. Their hands are held in detailed positions (mudras) which have symbolic & narative meaning. Date: circa 1890
Colombo - The Bristol HotelColombo, Sri Lanka (Ceylon) - The Bristol Hotel, boasting the " Best Cuisine in the East - Curries a speciality"
A man and woman of Ceylon (Sri Lanka). A book of national types and costumes from the early 19th century
Wat Sri Sawai, Old Sukhothai, ThailandView of Wat Sri Sawai, a small Buddhist temple with three prangs in Old Sukhothai, Thailand. There are many Hindu images and scenes here, suggesting that Sri Sawai was first a Hindu temple
Sri Lanka - Picking and weighing teaPicking and weighing Green Tea in Sri Lanka
Buddha in Vihara Maha Devi Park, Colombo, Sri LankaA seated Buddha in the Vihara Maha Devi Park, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Buddhas in a temple, Colombo, Sri LankaSeated Buddhas in a multi-religious temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka
Sculptures, Sri Sivasubramaniya Swamy Temple, Colombo, Sri LSculptures at the Sri Sivasubramaniya Swamy Temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka -- a venue for the annual Hindu Vel Festival
Trading houses and twin towers, Colombo, Sri LankaColonial style trading houses and the twin towers of the World Trade Centre in the Fort area of Colombo, Sri Lanka
Loading containers at Colombo, Sri LankaLoading containers at the busy port of Colombo, Sri Lanka
Sri Sivasubramaniya Swamy Temple, Colombo, Sri LankaThe Sri Sivasubramaniya Swamy Temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka -- a venue for the annual Hindu Vel Festival
Town Hall, Colombo, Sri LankaThe Town Hall in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The building was completed in 1927
French battleship WWIIFrench battleship Richelieu at Trincomalee, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), as seen from the USS Saratoga. Behind can be seen the HMS Queen Elizabeth
The Wharf - Colombo, Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan ChiefA Sri Lankan Kandyan chief in his finery
Poster depicting tea picking in CeylonPoster for the Empire Marketing Board, depicting women picking tea in Ceylon
Better impressions by seaPoster encouraging people to travel by sea for Better Impressions. Places visited on the way include the UK, Egypt, Sudan, East and South Africa, the Persian Gulf, India, Ceylon, Pakistan, Malaya
Sri Lanka - Pettah Mosque, Colombo
Sri Lanka - Tamil Woman
Colombo - Sri LankaScenes from Colombo, Sri Lanka, including an elephant, the Harbour and the Galle Face Hotel
Singhalese Villager - Sri LankaA young man from a Singahlese Village in Sri Lanka poses for a photograph amid some banana plants, holding a seriously lethal-looking cleaver!
Temple at Kochchikade, Colombo, Sri LankaBuddhist Temple at Kochchikade, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Tapping a rubber tree - CeylonA woman in Ceylon tapping a rubber tree with traditional techniques
Point de Galle Lighthouse, Ceylon, 1847Engraving of a lighthouse intended for the Point de Galle, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). The lighthouse was built out of cast-iron plates, secured by nuts, bolts and iron cement
The Preparation of Cinnamon in CeylonSeries of illustrations in The Graphic showing the preparation of cinnamon in Ceylon (modern day Sri Lanka). 1. Cutting cinnamon sticks. 2. Peeling the Sticks. 3. Stretching the Cinnamon Bark. 4
A Surf-Boat, Sri Lanka, 1887Engraving of a Sri Lankan (then Ceylon) surf-boat, under sail, riding the waves, from The Graphic, 1887. With an outrigger and fairly large sail, this vessel looks a stout craft