Sri Lanka (nation)
Found in 1189 Collections and/or Records:
Officers quarters, Fort Frederick, Trincomalie [i.e. Trincomalee], 1882 - 1883
On a double canoe on the Kela Gange river, 1907
Quarter-plate. Starting from Ratnapura. [One European and other Cinghalese passengers]
On the road to Kandy, 1924
The caption printed on the reverse reads: 'Kadugannawa Road, showing rock tunnelled in 1831'.
On the way to Kandy [letterpress] Sensation Rock, drop 1500 ft [ms], 1880 - 1920
154 x 204 mm. Head on view of a locomotive rounding the corner of Sensation Rock on the Colombo-Kandy line. See Y303B/53.
One side of open air market in the Pettah, 1907
Quarter-plate. [No print]. Print missing.
Opening out a large new gem-pit, 1907
Quarter-plate. On mountain side in jungle some miles from Ratnapura. Yellowish sand-coloured rock, in blaze of sunlight. (Fisher).
Oreodoxa oleracea, avenue of cabbage palms, P.G. [Peradeniya Gardens], 1890 - 1910
104 x 141 mm.
Our ferns, Agri Horticultural Exhibition, Kandy, 1889, 1889
199 x 153 mm. Showing a display of ferns at the exhibition.
Outrigger canoe for fishing, 1880 - 1889
200x133mm. Showing a beached wooden fishing outrigger, with the crew posed beside it.
P and O. S.S. 'Nepaul' at Colombo, Dec. 12.89, 12.30 noon, sunny, F.32, 2 secs, 1889-12-12
Ship at anchor.
Packing chests (100 lbs) and half chests (50 lbs), 1880 - 1920
279 x 211 mm. Showing two workers packing crates of tea, with a third checking the weight of the boxes.
Packing tea in 1 lb packets, 1880 - 1920
278 x 211 mm. Showing three workers measuring out tea.
Padda boat, 1870 - 1879
139 x 97 mm. Showing a flat bottom punt-like boat with living quarters beneath a thatched covering.
Paddy field - terraced, 1907
Quarter-plate.
Paddy fields, 1886
275x212mm.
Paintings, 1907 - 1910
Paintings created by Alfred Hugh Fisher for the Colonial Office Visual Instruction Committee. Fisher's titles and captions have been recorded as found. They may include language which is offensive, inaccurate or inappropriate, but have been retained to reflect the context of the collection's creation. Captions supplied by the cataloguer are enclosed in square brackets.
Pandanus adoratissimus (screw pine), 1880 - 1920
211 x 279 mm. View of a screw pine tree with a man standing beside it as an indication of scale.
Pandanus palm, 1880 - 1920
211 x 279 mm. General view of a pandanus palm with a figure climbing the tree.
Panoramic view of Colombo Harbour, 1901-04-12 - 1901-04-15
Panoramic view of Colombo Harbour, 1901-04-12 - 1901-04-15
Para rubber trees, Paradeniya, 1907
Quarter-plate.
Part of temple, 1886
275x215mm.
[Path through trees], 1908 - 1914
A very dark view showing an unidentified man standing on a shady path. Location unknown, probably Sri Lanka.
[Path to the summit Sigirya], 1870 - 1871
242 x 213 mm. Showing a section of the walled pathway which at one time spiralled to the top of the rock. Photograph probably by Joseph Lawton.
Patna Country, 1907
Quarter-plate. East of Newara Eliya, and cattle.