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Sri Lanka (nation)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

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 Fonds

Faviell Collection of Ceylon [i.e. Sri Lanka] Railway views, 1867

Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y303A
Scope and Contents

Collection of albumen prints mounted on cards, mostly by Slinn and Co. (viz W.L.H. Skeen and Co.). Two of these photographs (of the Darporee viaduct) relate to Faviell's years in India and the remainder to the construction and opening of the Colombo-Kandy line.

Dates: 1851 - 1867
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