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Sprawling fig tree over Galle Road near Kalutara. Galle Road (Colombo to Galle).
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Natural History

Sprawling fig tree over Galle Road near Kalutara

Galle Road (Colombo to Galle)
1875

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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
"Ficus Bengalensis (Banyan)"
Date basis
Date not confirmed
Identified by
Visual identification; place and date compared with Lankapura captions
Reference
TCP-N126

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