The Ceylon Plates
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Kandy town laid out below its lake and hills. Kandy.
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Landscapes

Kandy town laid out below its lake and hills

Kandy
Late 1800s

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Identified
Named on the print, matched to a published caption, an unmistakable landmark, or identified by the collection’s owner.
On the print
"Kandy, Ceylon" - Scowen & Co
Maker
Scowen & Co
Date basis
Date not confirmed
Identified by
Visual identification; place and date compared with Lankapura captions
Place
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Reference
TCP-L103

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