The Ceylon Plates
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Queen Street and Clock Tower Lighthouse. Fort, Colombo.
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Landscapes

Queen Street and Clock Tower Lighthouse

Fort, Colombo
c. 1885–1905

Certainty
Identified
Named on the print, matched to a published caption, an unmistakable landmark, or identified by the collection’s owner.
On the print
"Clock Tower, Fort, Colombo. No 61" - C.A.Co
Maker
Colombo Apothecaries Co
Date basis
Colombo Apothecaries Co print; may be from an older Scowen negative
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Place
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Reference
TCP-L3

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