The Ceylon Plates

The map

Old photographs of Mount Lavinia

A rocky headland on the coast south of Colombo, known for the hotel that grew from a former governor’s residence.

TCP-A60Mount Lavinia Hotel with drive and bridgec. 1880–1900TCP-A56Mount Lavinia Hotel over palms and beachc. 1880–1900TCP-A52Mount Lavinia headland and rocksc. 1880–1900TCP-A54Mount Lavinia headland with bathersc. 1880–1900TCP-A49Mount Lavinia Hotel on headland, seen from beachc. 1880–1900TCP-A50Mount Lavinia Hotel on the headlandc. 1880–1900TCP-A57Mount Lavinia beach with outrigger sailing canoec. 1880–1900TCP-A51Mount Lavinia Hotel (former Governor's residence), rearc. 1880–1900TCP-A53Mount Lavinia Hotel, beach and rocksc. 1880–1900TCP-A55Mount Lavinia headland across the surfc. 1880–1900TCP-A58Mount Lavinia Hotel, landward sidec. 1880–1900TCP-L241Railway along the shore with palms and beached canoesColombo to Mount Lavinia coastal line (probable) · c. 1885–1905TCP-A59Mount Lavinia Hotel on its wooded headland1860–1880

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