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Samuel Bourne — Ceylon Views to Adam's Tooth
Samuel Bourne

Ceylon Views to Adam's Tooth

1880

Captured during the height of British colonial photography in Ceylon, an albumen print documents the pilgrimage route to Adam's Peak using the precise collodion negative process that allowed for exceptional detail in landscape photography.

Medium
albumen print from collodion negative

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Samuel Bourne, Ceylon Views to Adam's Tooth, 1880

Captured during the height of British colonial photography in Ceylon, an albumen print documents the pilgrimage route to Adam's Peak using the precise collodion negative process that allowed for exceptional detail in landscape photography.

Medium
albumen print from collodion negative
Year
1880
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Photography, Albumen Print, Documentary, 19th Century, Scenic, Landscape, Travel, British, Architecture, Sepia Tones

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Cleveland Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago