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EU: Schepen op de rede van Colombo (1890), Colombo, Sri Lanka, 1890

EU: Schepen op de rede van Colombo (1890)

1890 Colombo, Sri Lanka

Sailing vessels lie at anchor in the roadstead off Colombo in 1890. As the main port of British Ceylon, Colombo's harbor was a regular stop for ships carrying tea, coffee, and other exports across the Indian Ocean.

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