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VBI-0142
SOUVENIR OF CEYLON
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Details
- Author
- Not specified
- Year
- 1900's
- Publisher
- A.W.A. Plate & Co.
- Location
- Ceylon, Colombo, Kandy, Kalutara, Nuwara-Eliya
- Subjects
- Ceylon views · Landscapes · Architecture
- Edition
- Not specified
- Pages
- 16
- Size
- 9.8 x 7.3 in
Description
A beautiful early photographic souvenir of Ceylon, produced by the celebrated firm A.W.A. Plâté & Co., Artists and Photographers, with a wonderfully decorative illustrated cover incorporating views of Colombo, Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya. ♛━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━♛ ◇ A.W.A. Plâté & Co. — Artists and Photographers ◇ Colombo & Nuwara-Eliya, Ceylon ◇ Original decorative “Souvenir of Ceylon” pictorial cover ◇ Illustrated throughout with original period photographic views of Ceylon ◇ Includes views such as Kandy Across the Lake; Nuwara-Eliya showing Mount Pedro; Giant Banyan Tree, Kalutara; Tea Estate showing Adam’s Peak; York Street & Grand Oriental Hotel, Colombo; and Colombo Breakwater during the S.W. Monsoon ◇ Condition as shown ◇ Size : 9.8 x 7.3 inches
Condition
Good