Manuscript map of Ceylon (Sri Lanka) drawn using black, blue and red ink, contained in a journal by Barton mainly written while a medical officer in the service of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company. Journal record the completion of the expedition to China, return to Shanhai and subsequent embarkation on the P and O steamer Aden (3 August) for Ceylon, via Singapore, with later entries on hunting expeditions in Ceylon.

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Credit: Manuscript map of Ceylon (Sri Lanka) drawn using black, blue and red ink, contained in a journal by Barton mainly written while a medical officer in the service of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company. Journal record the completion of the expedition to China, return to Shanhai and subsequent embarkation on the P and O steamer Aden (3 August) for Ceylon, via Singapore, with later entries on hunting expeditions in Ceylon. Wellcome Collection. Source: Wellcome Collection.