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Title
Dondra Head & Leuchtturm, südlichste Kaps
Dondra Head and lighthouse, the most southerly point of Ceylon
Creator
Skeen, F. & Co., Colombo, Sri Lanka (publisher / distributor)
Date Created and/or Issued
1899
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Rights Information
All the images (photographic and non-photographic) made available in this collection are the property of the Basel Mission and are managed by mission 21. mission 21 / Basel Mission claim copyright on the images in their possession and require those publishing any of the images--both individuals and organisations--to pay a user's/copyright fee.
Contact the Archives of mission21 at address mentioned or at info@bmpix.org.
info@bmarchives.org
mission21
mission21, Missionsstrasse 21, CH-4003 Basel, Switzerland, tel. (+41 61 260 22 42), fax (+4161 260 22 68)
Description
Annotation translation: "Ceylon."
Annotation: "Ceylon."
Note: Signatur im Bild kaum links unten kaum leserlich: "Skeen & Co.". - Gemäss Angaben in "South Asian Handbook. Robert Bradnock (Ed.). Trade & Travel Publications Ltd., Bath, 1991" wurde der Leuchtturm 1899 gebaut. (BFN 09.1999).
Note translation: Signature on the photograph, lower left,, scarcely legible: "Skeen & Co." - According to Robert Bradnock (ed) "South Asian Handbook" the lighthouse was built in 1899 (BFN 09.1999).
Type
image
Format
b/w positive, paper print, albumen
21.2 x 27.9 cm.
Identifier
impa-m42741 [Legacy record ID]
impa-abmpix-28306
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m42741
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/impa-abmpix-28306.jpg
Subject
Coastal view
House
Lifting device
Lighthouse
Palm
Thatched roof
Under construction
Time Period
1899
Place
Dondra
Sri Lanka
Source
QQ-30.026.0017 [Reference number]
Relation
Historical Photographs from the Basel Mission
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
QQ-30.026: untitled
impa-m15099; impa-m17627
mission 21 / Basel Mission

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