Ceylon Collection

Poster advertising Air Ceylon -- fly the sapphire service. A man rides on an elephant, while a distant plane flies overhead

Map of Ceylon showing tea industry plantations
Map of Ceylon (Sri Lanka) showing tea industry plantations. Date: circa 1920

Zebras Pull Mazawattee
Four zebras in harness pull a Mazawattee tea cart -- purely for publicity purposes, we understand!

Sri Lanka - Ceylon. Her tea and other industries
A larger version of this uncommon pictorial poster map was originally published by the Ceylon Tea Propaganda Board in 1933

Mount Lavinia Hotel, Mount Lavinia, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Mount Lavinia Hotel and seashore, Hotel Road, Mount Lavinia, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1920

Native stall, Ceylon Sri Lanka, circa 1880s. Date: circa 1880s

Sri Lanka - Geta Beraya and Udekkiya players
Traditional Sri Lankna drums and drummers. The standing player is holding a hill country drum called the Geta Beraya (a drum with a knot)

Galle Face Hotel, Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1910

Ox-pulled wagon - Lipton Tea Company
Colombo, Sri Lanka - a wagon of the Lipton Ltd. Tea company bearing a mass of wooden tea chests and pulled by a pair of white oxen. Date: circa 1910s

The rock fortress of Sigiriya (Lion Rock), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sri Lanka, Asia

Cocoa pods on tree, Sri Lanka, Asia

Sri Lanka - Galle - Galle Face Hotel

Poster advertising Orient Line to Australia
Poster advertising the Orient Line to Australia, via Italy, Egypt and Ceylon

Tamil girl, Ceylon (Sri Lanka) circa 1890. Date: circa 1890

Train timetable at Weligama station, Weligama, Southern Province, Sri Lanka

Barrabool - P&O Line (one class only) - England-Egypt-Ceylon (Sri Lanka)-Australia service - twin-screw vessel. Date: circa 1910s

Maidens among clouds. 5th c. SRI LANKA. Sigiriya. Fresco of 500 ladies in the rock wall of the fortress. World Heritage. Hindu art. Fresco

Standards of British Commonwealth Countries
Borne in the Coronation procession of Queen Elizabeth II: the standards of British Commonwealth countries. Date: 1953

Poster depicting Colombo, Ceylon
Poster for the Empire Marketing Board, depicting dock workers loading and unloading cargo at Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)

Galle - Sri Lanka
Galle, viewed from the harbour, Sri Lanka. A famous Test cricket ground, Galle was devastated by the Tsunami of 2004. The cricket ground is alongside the Portuguese Fort, rebuilt in the 17th century

Stilt fishermen at Welligama, south coast, Sri Lanka, Indian Ocean, Asia

SS KARMALA
Passenger liner of the P&O line, depicted entering Columbo harbour, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)

Sinhalese washerman, Kandy, Ceylon, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Allers
Sinhalese washerman, Kandy, Ceylon, 1898. Portrait of an elderly man with hair ornament. Singhelese in Kandy. From " Rund um die Erde", by C. W. Allers

Antique damaged map of India 19th Century
Vintage engraving of a Antique damaged map of India in the 19th Century, 1873

Young woman tapping a rubber tree, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1910

Young man, Ceylon, (Sri Lanka), circa 1880s. Date: circa 1880s

Street vendors, Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka) circa 1890s. Date: circa 1890s

Stream and bathers, probably Ceylon (Sri Lanka), circa 1880s. Date: circa 1880s

Native Chiefs, Kandy, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Native Chiefs at Kandy, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1890s

Devil Dancers, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Devil Dancers of Ceylon (Sri Lanka), with drummers. Date: circa 1890s

Young woman, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1890s

Young woman at Kandy, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1890s

Rickshaw transport, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1890s

Palmyra palm trees on the beach of Ceylon
Illustration of Palmyra palm trees on the beach of Ceylon

Colombo, Sri Lanka - Native Boutique Date: circa 1920s

Wartime poster, The British Colonial Empire (Ceylon)
Wartime poster, The British Colonial Empire, featuring a member of the Ceylon Garrison Artillery, with the Ceylon badge below, and the names of all the colonial countries listed on either side. 1940s

Garden in Helgas Folly Hotel, Kandy, Sri Lanka

Elephant Orphanage, Pinnawela, Sri Lanka

Sigiriya Rock Fortress, Central Province, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Sigiriya (Sinhagiri) Rock Fortress, Central Province, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), a massive column of rock nearly 200 metres high. Date: circa 1920s

Temple of the Holy Tooth - Kandy, Sri Lanka
Sri Dalada Maligawa or Temple of the Holy Tooth - Kandy, Sri Lanka - located in the royal palace complex. An UNESCO world heritage site. The Library. Date: circa 1910s

Srilanka former Ceylon map 1895
Meyers Konversations-Lexikon. Ein Nachschlagewerk des allgemeinen Wissens, 5th edition 17 volumes Bibliographisches Institut - Leipzig 1895-1897

Statue of a sitting Buddha attached to the rock at Gal Vihariya in the ancient city of Polonnaruwa, North Central Province, Sri Lanka. It is a World Heritage Site

Tea estate, Sri Lanka
Australian coral tree in a tea estate in Agrapatana, Sri Lanka. Photographed by Harry Taylor

Cocos nucifera L. coconut tree
A drawing by Paul Hermann from the collection of five volumes of specimens and drawings from Sri Lanka (Ceylon) 1672-1677. (Vol. 5 Page 137)

Babyrousa babyrussa, babirusa
Plate 106 from the Loten Collection (1754-57), a painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere (1722-c. 1781)

Empire Tea Poster
Empire Marketing Board 1927-1933 poster, Empire Tea Date: 1927-1933

Sri Lanka - Basket Trick - Jugglers
Sri Lanka - Basket Trick - Conjurers (called jugglers on the card) place a woman inside a large wicker basket from whence she would (I imagine) disappear, much to everyones surprise! Date: circa 1907

Kandy - Sri Lanka - Worshipping the tooth relic
Kandy is very popular due to the annual Buddhist pageant known as the Esala Perahera, in which one of the inner caskets used for covering the tooth relic of Buddha is taken in a grand procession

Kandy - Sri Lanka - Buddhist Procession
Kandy is very popular due to the annual Buddhist pageant known as the Esala Perahera, in which one of the inner caskets used for covering the tooth relic of Buddha is taken in a grand procession

Advert / Mazawattee Tea
Mazawattee Tea, grown in Ceylon

Sacks of tea, Melfort Tea Factory, Nuwara-Eliya region, Sri Lanka

Pilgrims seated in front of the 39 ft high standing Buddha, Aukana, Sri Lanka, Asia

Elephants bathing in the river, Pinnewala Elephant Orphanage near Kegalle, Hill Country, Sri Lanka, Asia

Standing Buddha statue, Aukana, near Sigiriya, Sri Lanka, Asia

South coast, near Galle, Sri Lanka, Indian Ocean, Asia

Mazawattee Advert
A small native boy holds a huge packet of MAZAWATTEE, delicious tea from Ceylon

Kamel Brand Tea
Wrapper for Kamel Brand Ceylon Tea

Galle Face, Ceylon, Sri Lanka
Vintage 19th century photograph: Galle Face, Ceylon, Sri Lanka

The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders at Ceylon (engraving)
1062161 The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders at Ceylon (engraving) by Ralston, William (1848-1911) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders at Ceylon)

Clocktower inside the Fort, Galle, Southern Province, Sri Lanka

Great Western Tea Factory, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1920

Three girls, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), circa 1880s. Date: circa 1880s

The fourth action off Trincomalee between the English under Admiral Sir Edward Hughes (c
XTD75476 The fourth action off Trincomalee between the English under Admiral Sir Edward Hughes (c.1720-94) and the French under M

Coconut seller riding his bicycle, Galle, Sri Lanka, Asia

Sri Lanka Catamaran
Catamarans used by the fishermen of Ceylon

Fruit stall near Colombo, Sri Lanka, Asia

Batticaloa, eastern area, Sri Lanka, Asia

Cocoa-Nut Plantation in Ceylon, Sri Lanka

Lotus Tower on Beira Lake at dawn, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Rest House Hotel (where Queen Elizabeth II stayed in 1954), on Topa Wewa, Polonnaruwa, North Central Province, Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, Kandy, Colombo Street, shops in old and new buildings

Girl of the Rodiya Caste in Sri Lanka (b / w photo)
5999719 Girl of the Rodiya Caste in Sri Lanka (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Girl of the Rodiya Caste in Sri Lanka)

True cinnamon tree or Ceylon cinnamon tree, Cinnamomum verum (Laurus cinnamomum). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr

Rosama and Sandenam, Tamil girls, Kandy, Ceylon, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Allers
Rosama and Sandenam, Tamil girls, Kandy, Ceylon, 1898. Portrait of two young women in what is now Sri Lanka. Rosama und Sandenam - Tamilmadchen, Kandy

Sinhalese girls, Kandy, Ceylon, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Allers
Sinhalese girls, Kandy, Ceylon, 1898. Portrait of children in what is now Sri Lanka. Singhalesische madchen, Kandy. From " Rund um die Erde" [Round the Earth], written and illustrated by C

The Temple of the Tooth, Kandy, Ceylon, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Allers
The Temple of the Tooth, Kandy, Ceylon, 1898. View of the Sri Dalada Maligawa, or the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, a Buddhist temple in the royal palace complex

Lighthouse Clock Tower, Fort, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Buddha statue at Seema Malakaya, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Statue of Sir W M Gregory outside National Museum, Cinnamon Gardens, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Church in the Old Town, Galle, Sri Lanka

Traditional masks in arts and crafts shop, Galle, Southern Province, Sri Lanka

Pool at Jetwing Beach hotel (designed by Geoffrey Bawa), Negombo, North Western Province, Sri Lanka

Tuk tuks parked along Galle Face Green at sunset, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Painted terracotta plaque
5304690 Painted terracotta plaque.; (add.info.: Painted terracotta plaque from Sri Lanka (Kandy), Ceylon. 1800-50 A.D. 1850); Universal History Archive/UIG

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Discover the enchanting beauty of Ceylon, a land that captivates with its rich history and breathtaking landscapes. Step into a world of wonder as you gaze upon a poster advertising Air Ceylon, promising an unforgettable journey to this tropical paradise. Unveil the secrets of Ceylon's tea industry plantations as you explore a map showcasing their sprawling beauty. Immerse yourself in luxury at the Mount Lavinia Hotel, nestled in the heart of Mount Lavinia, where every moment is filled with tranquility. Witness an extraordinary sight as zebras gracefully pull Mazawattee through the vibrant streets of native stalls, transporting you back to the 1880s when life was simpler yet full of charm. Experience Sri Lanka's cultural heritage through mesmerizing performances by Geta Beraya and Udekkiya players. Indulge in opulence at the iconic Galle Face Hotel in Colombo, where timeless elegance meets modern comfort. Marvel at the majestic rock fortress of Sigiriya, known as Lion Rock, standing tall amidst lush greenery and offering panoramic views that will leave you breathless. Travel back in time on an ox-pulled wagon owned by none other than Lipton Tea Company – a testament to Ceylon's deep-rooted connection with tea production. Admire cocoa pods hanging from trees like precious gems waiting to be discovered. Relish moments of serenity at Galle Face Hotel while soaking up stunning vistas along Sri Lanka's picturesque coastline. Let your imagination soar as you envision embarking on an adventure Down Under with Orient Line Australia – another exciting chapter awaiting exploration. Ceylon beckons adventurers seeking unparalleled beauty and cultural treasures beyond compare. Embark on a journey that promises memories etched forever.