Sri Lanka is an island country in South Asia. Sri Lanka has maritime borders with India to the northwest and the Maldives to the southwest.
Sri Lanka's geographic location and deep harbours made it of great strategic importance from the time of the ancient Silk Road through to World War II. Sri Lanka was known from the beginning of British colonial rule until 1972 as Ceylon.
Sri Lanka's documented history spans 3,000 years, with evidence of pre-historic human settlements dating back to at least 125,000 years. It is a diverse and multicultural country, and home to many religions, ethnic groups, and languages.
These rare photos from archivist Patrick Montgomery that show everyday life of Ceylon (Sri Lanka) in the 1880s.
Sri Lanka's geographic location and deep harbours made it of great strategic importance from the time of the ancient Silk Road through to World War II. Sri Lanka was known from the beginning of British colonial rule until 1972 as Ceylon.
Sri Lanka's documented history spans 3,000 years, with evidence of pre-historic human settlements dating back to at least 125,000 years. It is a diverse and multicultural country, and home to many religions, ethnic groups, and languages.
These rare photos from archivist Patrick Montgomery that show everyday life of Ceylon (Sri Lanka) in the 1880s.
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| Village scene near Kandy, ca. 1880s |
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| Village, Colombo, Ceylon, ca. 1880s |
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| Brahma Temple, Colombo, Ceylon, ca. 1880s |
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| Buddhist priests, Ceylon, ca. 1880s |
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| Colombo, Ceylon, ca. 1880s |
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| Country road, Colombo, Ceylon, ca. 1880s |
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| Country road, Colombo, Ceylon, ca. 1880s |
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| Elephants, ca. 1880s |
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| Giant bamboo, ca. 1880s |
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| Kandy, Ceylon, ca. 1880s |
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| Negumbo Canal, Ceylon, ca. 1880s |
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| Sanquhar estate, Pussellawa, Ceylon, ca. 1880s |
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| Sinhalese fishing boat, Ceylon, ca. 1880s |
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| Snake charmers, Ceylon, ca. 1880s |
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| Tamil coolie picking tea, Ceylon, 1875 |
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| The base of a Dagoba in Anuradhapura, Ceylon, ca. 1880s |
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| The lake, Kandy, Ceylon, ca. 1880s |
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