Typescript summary of Ceylon Receiver of Wrecks reports, 1862-1881, giving detailed accounts of the loss of 56 vessels off the coast of Ceylon.
Ceylon Receiver of Wrecks, 1862-1881
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- ReferenceGB 101 ICS 80
- Dates of Creation1862-1881
- Name of Creator
- Language of MaterialEnglish
- Physical DescriptionSingle volume
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Wreck is flotsam, jetsam, derelict and lagan found in or on the shores of the sea or any tidal water. It includes any vessel, cargo or equipment. It may be of antique or archaeological value such as gold coins, or a yacht or dinghy abandoned at sea, or items such as drums of chemicals, or crates of foodstuffs. It is a legal requirement that all recovered wreck is reported to the Receiver of Wrecks. The Ceylon Receiver of Wrecks was based at Galle until 1882, when the office was moved to Colombo.
Arrangement
Single volume
Access Information
Open although advance notice should be given.
Acquisition Information
Presented to ICS by Mr C A W Tyler, Apr 1967
Other Finding Aids
Volume has an index of vessels
Archivist's Note
Compiled by Alan Kucia as part of the RSLP AIM25 Project.
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