The Ceylon Plates

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Old photographs of Nuwara Eliya

The cool hill station at the heart of tea country, with Hakgala’s gardens close by.

TCP-L203Broad basin with settlementNuwara Eliya (probable) · c. 1880–1900TCP-N236Tree fernHakgala or Nuwara Eliya area (probable) · c. 1880–1900TCP-L204Hill settlement behind lone treeNuwara Eliya (probable) · c. 1880–1900TCP-N222Tree fernsHakgala or Nuwara Eliya area (probable) · c. 1880–1900TCP-L196Lone flat-topped tree, print with vignetted borderNuwara Eliya (probable) · c. 1880–1900TCP-A174Shingle-roofed hotel with attendant at the driveNuwara Eliya (probable) · c. 1880–1900TCP-L195Lone flat-topped tree on the plainNuwara Eliya (probable) · c. 1880–1900TCP-L207Lake beyond conifersNuwara Eliya Lake (probable) · c. 1880–1910TCP-N7Calophyllum walkeri on the plainNuwara Eliya (probable) · c. 1880–1900TCP-N160Conifer by water-lily pond, hills beyondHakgala or Nuwara Eliya area (probable) · c. 1880–1900TCP-N164Tree fern crowns from aboveHakgala or Nuwara Eliya area (probable) · c. 1880–1900TCP-A176Curving drive and lawn with distant bungalowsNuwara Eliya (probable) · c. 1880–1900TCP-L198Lake and settlement in hill basinNuwara Eliya (probable) · c. 1880–1910TCP-L191Town on open plain below hillNuwara Eliya (probable) · c. 1880–1900TCP-N206Woolly tree ferns from aboveHakgala or Nuwara Eliya area (probable) · c. 1875–1895TCP-L197Two trees with valley beyond, vignetted printNuwara Eliya (probable) · c. 1880–1900TCP-L205Hill town with long shingled roofs below forestNuwara Eliya (probable) · c. 1880–1900TCP-L188Open plain and settlement among hillsNuwara Eliya (probable) · c. 1880–1900TCP-N150Alsophila crinita, the woolly tree-fern, in forestHakgala or Nuwara Eliya area (probable) · c. 1880–1900TCP-N162Forest fern path with figureHakgala or Nuwara Eliya area (probable) · c. 1880–1900TCP-N161Tree ferns from aboveHakgala or Nuwara Eliya area (probable) · c. 1880–1900TCP-N165Tree fern crownsHakgala or Nuwara Eliya area (probable) · c. 1880–1900TCP-A172Long bungalow across dark gardenCentral highlands, possibly Nuwara Eliya · c. 1880–1900TCP-N149Tree ferns in hill forestHakgala or Nuwara Eliya area (probable) · c. 1880–1900TCP-N151Tree ferns in forestHakgala or Nuwara Eliya area (probable) · c. 1880–1900TCP-L206Hill settlement with garden shrubsNuwara Eliya (probable) · c. 1880–1900TCP-N163Alsophila crinita, the woolly tree-fern, in a clearingHakgala or Nuwara Eliya area (probable) · c. 1880–1900TCP-A173Long shingle-roofed hotel with lawn and driveNuwara Eliya (probable) · c. 1880–1900TCP-L194Flat-topped trees and an open valley at Nuwara EliyaDate unknownTCP-A171Hill hotel or bungalow with carriage and guestsCentral highlands, possibly Nuwara Eliya · c. 1880–1900TCP-N214Conifer by water-lily pondHakgala or Nuwara Eliya area (probable) · c. 1880–1900TCP-N221European man in pith helmet beside a tree fernHakgala or Nuwara Eliya area (probable) · c. 1880–1900TCP-A175Shingle-roofed hotel, guests seated at frontNuwara Eliya (probable) · c. 1880–1900TCP-L208Lake with windblown tree and hillsNuwara Eliya Lake (probable) · c. 1880–1910

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