The Corset and the Crinoline. Chapter VII. Starving and Lacing. Louis XVI Dress in 1776. George III.
The Corset and the Crinoline. Chapter VII.
Category: 1867
Costumes of Indo-China. Annamites, Cambodia and Siam.
A sampan or river boat used in Cochinchina glides along a narrow canal; it is ridden by a dozen Annamites of all conditions.
Parisian chapeaux from present flowery month of May 1867.
Sketches of real Parisian Chapeaux on the racecourse, in the Bois de Boulogne, in the Champs-Elysées, and other promenades.
A group of young tree-ferns (Alsophila crinita) in the highlands of Sri Lanka.
A Group of young tree ferns (Alsophila crinita) in the rainforest near the highest point of the road, leading from Nuwara Eliya to Rangbodde, Sri Lanka.
A small Buddhist temple in Badulla, Uva Province, Sri Lanka.
Badulla, capital city of Uva Province at Sri Lanka. Temple Bouddhique à Badoula. Sketches of Ceylon.
The Perfection and beauty of the coconut palm at Sri Lanka.
In no part of the world does the coconut palm attain such perfection and beauty as in Ceylon
The marshes near Hatagala, in the neighborhood of Hambantota.
The marshes near Hatagala, in the neighbourhood of Hambantota, are often as attractive to the naturalist as to the sportsman. Travel in Sri Lanka, 19th century.
Coffee planter in Laymastotte at the foot of bold crags. Sri Lanka 19th c..
The bungalow of Mr. Crüwell, a coffee planter in Laymastotte near Happootella-pass, which has been built in a very picturesque situation at the foot of bold crags.
Forest Scenery near Adams Peak. Sri Lanka 19th c.
The silence of the tropical rainforest on the ascent to Adams Peak in Sri Lanka and the almost complete absence of animal life.
Tank near Colombo with Indian lotus flowers. Sri Lanka 19th c..
Nothing can surpass the graceful groups of palms, reflected on the mirror-like surface of the water.