No. 2. Prome. North entrance to the Shwe San-dau Pagoda. Photographer: Tripe, Linnaeus
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Genre: Architectural Photography Letterpress continues: 'Burmese temples are usually, if the ground permit, on heights, the approach being by a flight of steps, guarded by Griffins [chinthes]: that shown above is very fine, the Griffins are eighty feet high, and with the carved gables of the ro...
No. 3. Prome. West Entrance to the Shwe San-dau Pagoda. Photographer: Tripe, Linnaeus
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Genre: Architectural Photography Letterpress continues: 'Much dilapidated. The Zayat on the left has much fine carving on it'. Duplicate at Photo 61/1 (3).
No. 4. Prome. A small Pagoda. Photographer: Tripe, Linnaeus
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Genre: Architectural Photography Letterpress continues: 'This and No. 5 are close together in an open space near the house in which Captain Latter was murdered'. Duplicate at Photo 61/1 (4).
No. 5. Prome. A small Pagoda. Photographer: Tripe, Linnaeus
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Genre: Architectural Photography Letterpress continues: 'The carved wood work of this has been stripped off. The centre building is of white stucco, gilt in the ornamental parts'. Duplicate at Photo 61/1 (5).
No. 6. Thayet Myo. Pagoda on the S. of Cantonment. Photographer: Tripe, Linnaeus
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Genre: Architectural Photography Letterpress continues: 'Apparently a modernised copy of an architecture found at Pugahm [Pagan]'. Duplicate at Photo 61/1 (6).
No. 12. Tantabeng. Group of Pagodas. Photographer: Tripe, Linnaeus
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Genre: Architectural Photography Three ruined temples at Tantabeng, a few miles north of Yenangyaung on the east bank of the Irrawaddy (just visible in the background of this picture). The visit is mentioned in Yule's narrative, and Tanteben is marked (with a question mark) on the map in that v...
Genre: Architectural Photography General view of the Mahabodhi Pagoda at Pagan. Letterpress continues: 'A peculiar specimen of Pugahm architecture rather Hindoo-like in style. The spire and walls outside are crowded with figures of Gautama in niches. In the enclosure in front are some fifty anc...
Genre: Architectural Photography General view. Letterpress continues: 'Or 'Golden Cane'. A good miniature specimen of the most decorated style of Pugahm architecture. It contains some remarkable inscriptions, and dates from around A.D. 1500'. With India Museum wetstamp (unnumbered) and signed o...