ILLUSTRATIONS
Reading edition
Shrine on the Summit of Adam’s Peak, and the Shadow of the Peak Frontispiece
Map of Ceylon to face page 1
Blossom of the Cocoa Palm ” 61
Our House-boat on the Luna-Oya ” 102
Valley of the Maha-velli Ganga ” 128
Showing the Railway and Satinwood Bridges at Peradeniya, Allegalla Peak, terraced rice-fields; foreground, coffee and a Talipot palm
The Plains of Nuwara Eliya ” 134
Kandy, Looking to the Matele Hills ” 173
Shows the Temple of the Tooth, Buddhist Library, Government House, &c.
Avenue of India-rubber Trees, Peradeniya ” 187
Gigantic Bamboos, Peradeniya ” 190
The Maha-velli Ganga, From the Satinwood Bridge (bamboo foliage) ” 216
The Ruanweli Dagoba, Anuradhapura, B.C. 300 ” 268
To contain right collar-bone of Buddha. To the right is the Government Agent’s house
The Thuparama Dagoba, Anuradhapura, B.C. 300 ” 271
To the left lies the Delada Maligawa, where the sacred Tooth rested on its arrival from India, A.D. 400
Pilgrim’s Camp and the Three Stone Bulls ” 287
Near the ruins of the Brazen Temple
The Sacred Bo-tree ” 288
Rising through the upper terrace
The Lower Flight of the 1,840 Rock Steps ” 305
Five-Headed Naga at the Bathing-place, Mihintale ” 306
xThe Wata-dágé, or Round Treasure-house, Pollanarua ” 390
Looking to the Sat-mahal-prasada, or seven-storied building
The Jetawanarama and the Kiri Vihara at Pollanarua ” 393
The Gal Vihara: Rock Temple at Pollanarua ” 395
Sitting Buddha is 15 feet above pedestal; erect, 23 feet; recumbent, 46 feet
The Saami Rock at Trincomalee—Worship at Sunset ” 407
The Lily Shore, near Trincomalee ” 421
The Nilwalla River at Matara ” 445
Cocoa Palms: Shore of Colombo Lake ” 476
Coffee Fields on the Slopes of Allegalla Peak ” 500
On the summit there is a partly natural indentation which duplicates the Footprint
Adam’s Peak fromfrom Maskeliya ” 533
The Castle Jermyn 77
The Worshipful Tooth 207
Buddha Guarded by the Cobra, Rock Temple, Ella Pass 293
A Forest Sanctuary 399
Offerings of red pottery to the God of the Tank at Minery
Talipot Palm in Blossom On cover
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CEYLON Scale 1:1393329, 22 English Miles to 1 Inch. London: Chatto & Windus.
1TWO HAPPY YEARS IN CEYLON