The Ceylon Plates
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Ancient Ruins

Kuttam Pokuna (Twin Ponds) with fallen stairs

Anuradhapura
c. 1870–1871

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Named on the print, matched to a published caption, an unmistakable landmark, or identified by the collection’s owner.
On the print
Lawton
Maker
Lawton
Date basis
Marked Lawton on the print; Joseph Lawton photographed the ancient cities for the Archaeological Committee in 1870-71 and died in 1872. The print itself may be later
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Reference
TCP-R19

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