PLUMBAGO or Graphite Preparation PLUMBAGO (from Lat. plumbum, lead), a name frequently applied to graphite, “Miniran” in sinhala Languge. When Chemistry was in its early days and the graphite was thought to be a form of lead. Because of this, it was called “plumbago” (Latin for “acts like lead”). The black core of pencils is […]
Kandyan woman ceylon-1870
I hv no words to express this woman’s beauty.
Hw beautiful she is !! Her charming face n smile shows us sri lankan identity very well.
How this dress n jewellery enhanced her beauty !!
Shows nobel’s proud,
Very valuable image,
Ceylon a paradise the pearl of the east,i love the old
fishing boats.My father came from colombo.
Does anybody know when photography was first introduced to Ceylon