Hock deep in the liquid mud buffaloes draw the wooden ploughs through terraced paddy-fields sodden with precious water. Sri Lanka. Ceylon (1923)

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CEYLON. Hock deep in the liquid mud buffaloes draw the wooden ploughs through terraced paddy-fields sodden with precious water. Artist/engraver/cartographer: Unsigned. Provenance: "Countries of the World". Type: Book illustration.

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Size: 2956px × 4599px
Location: Sri Lanka
Photo credit: © Antiqua Print Gallery / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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