345* Burma. A group of 10 gelatin silver prints of Rangoon, Burma, by Watts and Skeen, c. 1890s, town, temple and country scenes, some titled in the negative and one with the photographers’ studio name, a few minor marginal splits and creases, 21 x 27.5cm (10)
346* Ceylon. A large album containing 32 albumen prints of Ceylon, mostly by Skeen or Scowen, c. 1880, including views and scenes in Colombo and Kandy, some signed or captioned in the negative, approximately 22 x 26cm and similar sizes, mounted back to back on stiff card leaves with pencil captions beneath, (3 mounted on paper mounts loosely inserted), the album continuing with a further 14 albumen print images of Aden and Egypt, 17 of Italy and Malta and 6 of central Africa photographed by Caney, most images approximately 19 x 25cm and similar larger sizes, the Aden and Egypt images generally faded and yellowed, contemporary half morocco, worn, upper joint near broken and lower cover detached, oblong folio, 31 x 41cm
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347* Ceylon. Scowen & Co. A group of 8 views of Ceylon, c. 1880, albumen prints, scenes include the Brazen Palace, Anuradhapura, the Lake, Kandy, with cabbage palms, Ruwanwella, Dagoba, the sacred Bo Tree, Anuradhapura, Thuparama, Dagoba, the Etwihare, Dagoba, Sculptured moonstone and steps leading to the preaching hall, Anuradhapura, and a study of tree ferns, 20 x 26.5cm, all corner-mounted on old paper sheets with ink captions (8)
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