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William Louis Henry Skeen (1847-1903)
Roots of India-rubber trees 1881-82
Albumen print | 13.9 x 19.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2581340
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Photograph of Peradenuiya Gardens, near Kandy, roots extending over foreground from line of rubber trees behind; South Asian men sit on roots, centre left
This is one of a series of photographs taken in Sri Lanka (then called Ceylon by the British), in the seventh of nine volumes of photographs collected by the Reverend John Dalton during the 1879-82 world tour of HMS Bacchante. Prince Albert Victor and Prince George, later King George V, served as midshipmen on the voyage, and Dalton accompanied them as their tutor.
Provenance
Album compiled by the Reverend J N Dalton (1839-1931) and presented to King George V
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Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Albumen print
Measurements
13.9 x 19.5 cm (image)
Alternative title(s)
Roots of India-rubber trees. [The Cruise of H.M.S. Bacchante 1879-1882, Volume VII, Singapore, Ceylon].
