The Ceylon Plates
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Horse carriage on a shaded avenue, Slave Island. Slave Island, Colombo.
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Landscapes

Horse carriage on a shaded avenue, Slave Island

Slave Island, Colombo
Date not recorded; likely c. 1880–1910

Certainty
Identified
Named on the print, matched to a published caption, an unmistakable landmark, or identified by the collection’s owner.
On the print
"Slave Island. 24" - C.A.Co Ltd
Maker
Colombo Apothecaries Co
Date basis
General estimate for this collection, not checked individually
Identified by
Visual identification; place and date compared with Lankapura captions
Place
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Reference
TCP-L269

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