1929 Photogravure Buddhist Monastery Colombo Temple Sri Lanka Ceylon Hurlimann INS1 Shown in the illustration is

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1929 Photogravure Buddhist Monastery Colombo Temple Sri Lanka Ceylon Hurlimann INS1 Shown in the illustration isThis is an original 1929 photogravure of the Buddhist monastery near Colombo, the former capital, Sri Lanka. It is uncertain where the name "Colombo" came from, but it could possibly be named after Christopher Columbus. The photographer of this image is Dr. Martin Hrlimann of Berlin, Germany. His photographs were largely composed of cities and civilizations, and taken mostly with a Sinclair camera. Period Paper is pleased to offer an exceptional