Sri Lanka (Ceylon), manuscript map of the railways, dated 1948.

"Ceylon, Government Railways". Hand drawn map in pen with blue colouring for the coast. All railways and rivers marked (rivers green), many places of interest indicated as well as all railway stations or stops. A key upper right indicates broad guage lines shown in heavy black, narrow guage in thin black, roads in a slightly thicker black, rivers in green and some heights marked in red. Monogrammed lower right, with 'Trincomalee' and dated 20 Jan 1948 (independance was proclaimed 4th Feb 1948). Drawn on the the back of part of a British admiralty chart of the coast of China. On thick paper, some staining and creasing due to being rolled badly for many years. Size 44 x 63 cms, plus margins. Ref H5719