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1. Illustration to Tennyson's "You Ask Me Why": Areka Palms, Ratanapooru, Ceylon - `I will see before I die The Palms and Temples of the South'

Illustration to Tennyson's "You Ask Me Why": Areka Palms, Ratanapooru, Ceylon - `I will see before I die The Palms and Temples of the South'
Creator:
Edward Lear, 1812–1888
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink, gray ink, and gray wash on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 3 13/16 x 5 13/16 inches (9.7 x 14.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

2. A River in Ceylon

A River in Ceylon
Creator:
George Chinnery, 1774–1852
Date:
between 1803 and 1825
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 5/8 × 10 3/8 inches (14.3 × 26.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

3. The Supreme Court of Judicature in the Island of Ceylon

The Supreme Court of Judicature in the Island of Ceylon
Creator:
Print made by William James Bennett, 1787–1844
Date:
1829
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and aquatint with hand coloring in watercolor
Dimensions:
Sheet: 20 1/8 x 27 1/4in. (51.1 x 69.2cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

4. Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi, Anuradhapura

Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi, Anuradhapura
Creator:
Print made by unknown artist
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Lithograph on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 1/4 × 11 5/8 inches (18.4 × 29.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Frank de Caro and Rosan Augusta Jordan

5. Point de Galle, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)

Point de Galle, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Creator:
Charles Dyce, active 1848
Date:
ca. 1849
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor over graphite with scraping out on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 3/4 × 13 7/8 inches (24.8 × 35.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

6. A description of Ceylon : containing an account of the country, inhabitants, and natural productions : with narratives of a tour round this island in 1800, the campaign in Candy in 1803, and a journey to Ramisseram in 1804 : illustrated by twenty-five engravings from original drawings / by the Reverend James Cordiner ... ; in two volumes.

A description of Ceylon : containing an account of the country, inhabitants, and natural productions : with narratives of a tour round this island in 1800, the campaign in Candy in 1803, and a journey to Ramisseram in 1804 : illustrated by twenty-five engravings from original drawings / by the Reverend James Cordiner ... ; in two volumes.
Creator:
Cordiner, James
Date:
1807
Physical Description:
2 v. : ill., maps ; 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

7. Twenty-four views in St. Helena, the Cape, India, Ceylon, the Red Sea, Abyssinia, and Egypt / from drawings by Henry Salt, Esq.

Twenty-four views in St. Helena, the Cape, India, Ceylon, the Red Sea, Abyssinia, and Egypt / from drawings by Henry Salt, Esq.
Creator:
Salt, Henry, 1780–1827
Date:
1809
Physical Description:
2 volumes : illustrations ; 36-79 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

8. A set of views in the island of Ceylon.

A set of views in the island of Ceylon.
Creator:
Dubourg, Matthew, active 1806–1838
Date:
[1819]
Physical Description:
6 prints in 1 volume : aquatint and etching ; volume 57 x 86 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

9. Eight years' wanderings in Ceylon / by S.W. Baker.

No cover image available
Creator:
Baker, Samuel White, Sir, 1821–1893
Date:
1855
Physical Description:
xix, [1], 423 p., [6] leaves of plates : ill. ; 22 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

10. The history and doctrine of Budhism : popularly illustrated : with notices of the Kappooism, or demon worship, and of the Bali, or planetary incantations, of Ceylon / by Edward Upham, M.R.A.S. ; with forty-three lithographic prints from original Singalese designs.

No cover image available
Creator:
Upham, Edward, 1776–1834
Date:
1829
Physical Description:
[4], vii, [1], 136 p., [43] leaves of plates : ill. ; 38 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

11. Scenery and reminiscences of Ceylon / by John Deschamps, Esq., from original drawings and notes made by him during a service of nine years, as an officer of the Royal Artillery, in that island.

No cover image available
Creator:
Deschamps, John
Date:
1845
Physical Description:
[4], 48 pages, [1], XII leaves of plates : illustrations ; 50 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

12. Analyses of new works of voyages and travels, lately published in London : Voyages and travels to India, Ceylon, the Red Sea, Abyssinia, and Egypt, in 1802, 1803, 1804, 1805, and 1806 / by George, Viscount Valentia.

No cover image available
Creator:
Mountnorris, George Annesley, Earl of, 1769–1844
Date:
1810?]
Physical Description:
286, [2] p. ; 24 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

13. Map of the island of Ceylon / drawn by A. Arrowsmith ; engraved by J. Pickett.

No cover image available
Creator:
Arrowsmith, Aaron, 1750–1823
Date:
5, Janry. 1805
Physical Description:
1 map : dissected and mounted on linen, some hand-col. ; 95 x 59 cm., folded to 34 x 26 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

14. Voyages and travels in India, Ceylon, the Red Sea, Abyssinia, and Egypt, in the years 1802, 1803, 1804, 1805, and 1806. By George, Viscount Valentia ...

No cover image available
Creator:
Mountnorris, George Annesley, Earl of, 1769–1844
Date:
1809
Physical Description:
3 v. plates, fold. maps, fold. plans. 30 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

15. A series of fifteen views in Ceylon illustrative of Sir J.E. Tennent's work, from sketches made on the spot, by Captain C. O'Brien, late Assistant Surveyor General Ceylon.

No cover image available
Creator:
O'Brien, C
Date:
1864
Physical Description:
3 p.., 15 col. plates. 55 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

16. An account of the interior of Ceylon, and of its inhabitants : with travels in that island / by John Davy.

No cover image available
Creator:
Davy, John, 1790–1868
Date:
1821
Physical Description:
viii, 530 p., [14] leaves of plates (2 folded) : ill. (some col.), maps ; 28 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

17. A narrative of the establishment and progress of the mission to Ceylon and India : founded by the late Rev. Thomas Coke, L.L.D., under the direction of the Wesleyan-Methodist Conference, including notices of Bombay and the superstitions of various religious sects at that presidency, and on the continent of India : with an introductory sketch of the natural, civil, and religious history of the Island of Ceylon / by W. M. Harvard.

No cover image available
Creator:
Harvard, W. M. (William Martin), 1790–1857
Date:
1823
Physical Description:
lxxii, 404 p., [2] leaves of plates : ill. ; 21 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts