Horse carriage on slave island (Kompanna Veediya) colombo
Horse carriage on slave island colombo c.1890 #0220
The British gave the name Slave Island (Kompanna Veediya) to this locality due to a slave uprising in the Dutch era. Dutch brought about 400 African slaves to Colombo and slaves started a rebellion in the easrly 18th century following the murder of Vanderstraaten, a Dutch fiscal officer, and his wife by an African slave. Then Dutch crushed the uprising and imprisoned all the slaves within Colombo in this area which later bacame Slave Island.
Although the African descendants have not survived as a distinct community, they can be found in the areas of Puttalam, Trincomalee and Batticaloa.
by the Colombo Apothecaries Co. Ltd
Date: 1920′s
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Thank you so much for these wonderful photos.I am 74 this year and although I lived in India , I spent my holidays in Ceylon.
I was with Jack Ricketts in Trichy, the head of the Ceylon Labour Comission,when he committed suicide. A Great idea which ended so sadly.