Ceylon Sri Lanka Tea Production

Original vintage map of Ceylon highlighting the island's tea estates, production and export infrastructure marking the towns and transport links with the main areas of tea production primarily located in the hills of the Central Highlands shaded in red, the major ports for tea export including Colombo, Galle and Trincomalee in red, and the dry zone where lower rainfall makes these area unsuitable for growing tea, the title and reference box with altitude on the side, an elephant icon marking the game reserves and bolt of lightening marking hydro electric schemes with planes showing the locations of the airports - This map shows how Ceylon's tea estates are mainly concentrated in the hilly Central districts; broadly speaking, the best flavoured tea comes from the cooler highlands, in contrast with the lush growth of the low country. Ceylon gets well over 60% of her export revenue from tea and she comes second among the world's suppliers. Some 520,000 workers are employed on the 570,000 acres of the tea estates. Published by the Ceylon Tea Centre, London. Produced by A.W. Gatrell & Co. Good condition, creasing, staining, tears.