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Elephants and riders at the water's edge, with a village behind. Sri Lanka, place not recorded.
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Elephants and riders at the water's edge, with a village behind

Sri Lanka, place not recorded
c. 1880

Certainty
Likely
A probable identification that has not been confirmed.
Date basis
Date not confirmed
Identified by
Visual identification; place and date compared with Lankapura captions
Reference
TCP-N200

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