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Map of the fort and city of Colombo

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Map of the fort and city of Colombo

Anoniem / Anonymous / Tombé / Tardieu

Photograph of a map of the fort and city of Colombo.

Bottom left a key and the name of the mapmaker: M:r Tombe.

Bottom right: gravé par Amb Tardieu.

Held in Colombo Archives, inventory nr. COL16DR4.

Top right the title and indication of scale.

Event: this map pertains to the seizure of Colombo by the British from the Dutch in 1796.

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