The Ceylon Plates

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TCP-P473Two women with water pots, paddy fieldsc. 1880–1900TCP-T178Boat on a riverc. 1880–1900TCP-T33Newly laid track through coconut landCoast Line, southwest coast (probable) · c. 1890–1895TCP-N111Traveller's palm against shedc. 1880–1900TCP-L180Waterfall in bare hillsc. 1880–1900TCP-P286Elderly man with comb and sash, seated by curtainColombo studio (probable) · c. 1875–1895TCP-T50Low culvert on an embankment, plainc. 1890–1905TCP-P486Group of European men under a sign reading Rag and Famishc. 1885–1905TCP-T65Railway bridge over wide riverCoast Line, Kalutara or Bentota (probable) · c. 1890–1895TCP-A138Planter's bungalow with lattice verandahCentral highlands · c. 1880–1900TCP-P118Man with very long hair and beard, bare-chestedColombo studio (probable) · c. 1870–1890TCP-A36Temple on Beira LakeSlave Island, Colombo · c. 1880–1900TCP-L111Kandy Lake and town rooftops from abovec. 1880–1900TCP-L203Broad basin with settlementNuwara Eliya (probable) · c. 1880–1900TCP-T106Line with tunnels on a steep hillsideUva extension, Haputale side (probable) · c. 1890–1905TCP-P427Women with ornaments and a barber-like figure at a doorwayc. 1880–1900TCP-R64Stone steps with guardstonesAnuradhapura · c. 1885–1905TCP-O24Men pruning tea bushesCentral highlands · c. 1880–1900TCP-P94Woman with arm raised against treec. 1880–1900TCP-T58Tunnel with stone portal, horse rider and workersUva extension (probable) · c. 1885–1894TCP-P267British sergeant seatedColombo (garrison, possible) · c. 1880–1895TCP-R117Pillars and steps on a moundAnuradhapura · c. 1885–1905TCP-T147Padda boat with people on a riverKelani or Kalu Ganga (probable) · c. 1880–1900TCP-T18Horse carriage and rickshaw side by side under a tree, ColomboDate unknownTCP-T116Rickshaw and puller against foliageColombo (probable) · c. 1885–1905TCP-R11Moonstone, guardstones and stairwayAnuradhapura · c. 1875–1900TCP-O73Tea bushes and figure (unusually dense)Central highlands · c. 1880–1900TCP-P161Mother and child in a doorwayc. 1880–1900TCP-R76Ruwanwelisaya beyond a lone tree and ruined pillarsAnuradhapura · c. 1885–1905TCP-P369Young woman in several necklacesColombo studio (probable) · c. 1875–1895TCP-N38Avenue of Cabbage (royal) palmsRoyal Botanic Gardens, Peradeniya · c. 1880–1900TCP-A60Mount Lavinia Hotel with drive and bridgec. 1880–1900TCP-T97Engine climbing around the cliff on the Kandy lineKadugannawa Incline, Colombo-Kandy line · Date unknownTCP-P199Group at thatched housec. 1880–1900TCP-N236Tree fernHakgala or Nuwara Eliya area (probable) · c. 1880–1900TCP-L175Two-tier waterfall (St Clair's Falls, probable)Talawakele (probable) · c. 1880–1900TCP-P121Group of Tamil women and girls seated on a bankc. 1880TCP-N82Palm collection on circular bedRoyal Botanic Gardens, Peradeniya · c. 1880–1900TCP-P62Group at temporary shelters (Rodiya or nomad camp, possible)c. 1880–1900TCP-P289Monk with a palm fanColombo studio (probable) · c. 1870–1890TCP-N42Elephant with mahout and fodderc. 1880–1900TCP-N44Elephant pulling a heavy cart among palmsc. 1880–1900TCP-A94Moat wall and St Paul's Church towerKandy · c. 1880–1900TCP-A30"Hindu Temple, Colombo"Sea Street, Pettah, Colombo · c. 1880–1900TCP-L67Rickshaw and figures on lake-side drive with barracks beyondGalle Face / Beira Lake, Colombo · c. 1885–1905TCP-P123Paddling a dugout across a riverDate unknownTCP-R84Abhayagiri or Jetavana dagoba with pillars and stepsAnuradhapura · c. 1875–1895TCP-T118Rickshaws and pullers in tree shadeColombo (probable) · c. 1885–1905

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