279 x 210 mm. Showing workers, under the supervision of a Singhalese manager, grading and sorting plumbago pieces with large metal sieves of various sizes.

278 x 210 mm. Showing a row of women sorting plumbago on a verandah, with coopers posed beside barrels in the yard to the right.

278 x 211 mm. Showing female workers sorting plumbago in an open courtyard surrounded by barrels of plumbago awaiting shipment.

278 x 212 mm. General view of a plumbago processing yard, with workers in the foreground grading plumbago pieces, and sievers and coopers behind them.

270 x 211 mm. Close up view of workers sieving plumbago pieces.

223 x 92 mm. Showing a tray of plumbago, quartz and iron pyrites, presumably on display at the 1886 exhibition and described in the Ceylon Observer: 'As striking and beautiful contrasts to the dark plumbago ore, the white quartz and the brown mica, there are glittering and gold-like specimens of iron pyrites, traces of copper occasionally glorifying the golden tints with 'peacock green''.

The volume begins with a copy, in both English and Sinhala, of Ordinance no. 28 (1871), enacted by the Governor of Ceylon to provide for the registration of domestic servants. This is followed by Madasamy's personal details and his employment record, including the names and testimonials of his former employers and the reasons for his discharge.

415 x 165 mm print. Panoramic view showing the old Dutch walled town sketched by A.G. Mason.

271 x 217 mm. View from the north east looking along the north facade of the north temple at Polonnaruwa, the wall richly decorated with carved pillars and sculptures. The view shows the building before any large scale restoration had been effected. The temple was also known as the Demala Maha Saya. For plans, elevations and further photographs, see (ed) A.M. Hocart, 'Memoirs of the Archaeological Survey of Ceylon' (Colombo, 1926) Vol. 2. Photographer unknown, probably Scowen & Co.

106 x 151 mm. Half length studio portrait of Alexander. Gravure print, mounted.

A collection of colour and black and white postcards reproduced by Weatherstone to illustrate his two books on the history of the tea industry.

144 x 100 mm. View showing coffee estate women sieving and pounding coffee. Photograph by Scowen & Co.

280 x 212 mm. Similarly posed to Y303E/40 and Y303E/41, and showing four Singhalese preparing quills of cinnamon. After the bark has been removed from the branch it dries and curls. The procedure seen here is that of packing the smaller lengths inside the larger to form canes about three feet long.

278 x 211 mm. Showing four Singhalese preparing quills of cinnamon. After the bark has been removed from the branch it dries and curls. The procedure seen here is that of packing the smaller lengths inside the larger to form canes about three feet long.

216 x 268 mm. Showing a group posed in front of one of the carved archways inside the temple complex. The figures include a drummer, masked devil dancers and young acolytes.

Quarter-plate. Crossing road at Kurunegala.

Programmes, guides, journals and one map relating to the Royal Visits to Jamaica, Fiji, New Zealand, Australia, Ceylon, Aden, Uganda, Malta and Gibraltar. There is also a report of Barclays Bank D.C.O. Much of the material relates to the tour of Australia.

Programmes, guides, journals and one map relating to the Royal Visits to Jamaica, Fiji, New Zealand, Australia, Ceylon, Aden, Uganda, Malta and Gibraltar. There is also a report of Barclays Bank D.C.O. Much of the material relates to the tour of Australia.

260 x 204 mm. Showing a large, tile-roofed bungalow with the Union Jack flying from a pole in the garden in front of the verandah. A group of Europeans with Singhalese servants is posed in the garden for the photographer.

146 x 103 mm.