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1. Photo 242

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 242
Title:
Sir Richard Carnac Temple Collection: Photographs of Burma and Ceylon. Photographer(s): Oertel, Frederick Oscar
Scope & Content:
Collection comprising three albums of photographs (Photo 242/1-3) of Burma and Ceylon. Sir Richard Carnac Temple (1850-1931), Indian Army officer, administrator in Burma and the Andaman Islands and writer on anthropological subjects.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s-1890s
Extent:
Unspecified

2. Photo 242/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 242/1
Title:
Sir Richard Carnac Temple Collection: Photographs of Burma and Ceylon. Photographer(s): Oertel, Frederick Oscar
Scope & Content:
Cloth-bound album measuring 278 x 370 mm, with 'Photographs' stamped in gold on front cover, in a very poor state of repair with spine broken and pages loose. The album consists of architectural views in Burma and Sri Lanka, mainly the former. A number of the photographs also appear in F. O. Oer...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s-1890s
Extent:
34 items

3. Photo 242/1(1)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 242/1(1)
Title:
Ruanwella, Anura thayura [Anuradhapura, Ceylon]. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Subjects = dagabas (stupas); Sri Lankan architecture; Sri Lankan architecture (Buddhist); stupas Location = Anuradhapura; Ceylon; North Central Province; Sri Lanka
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1870s
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 242/1(2)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 242/1(2)
Title:
[Mahazedi Pagoda, Pegu.] Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Subjects = Burmese architecture; Burmese architecture (Buddhist); pagodas; temples Location = Burma; Myanmar; Pegu
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1870s
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 242/1(3)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 242/1(3)
Title:
[Kaunghmudaw Pagoda, Sagaing.] Photographer: Oertel, Frederick Oscar
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography General view. This photograph also appears as plate 16 in F.O. Oertel, 'Notes of a Tour in Burma in March and April 1892' (Rangoon, 1893). See Photo 998. Second copy negative at B.25603. Subjects = Burmese architecture; Burmese architecture (Buddhist); pagodas...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1892
Extent:
1 item

6. Photo 242/1(4)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 242/1(4)
Title:
[Old brick pagoda, Syriam.] Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Small brick pagoda in a state of disrepair. This photograph also appears as plate 32 in F.O. Oertel, 'Notes of a Tour in Burma in March and April 1892' (Rangoon, 1893). See Photo 998. Second copy negative at B.25604. Subjects = Burmese architecture; Burmese ar...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1892
Extent:
1 item

7. Photo 242/1(5)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 242/1(5)
Title:
Mingan Pagoda opposite M'lay [Mandalay]. Across the river, destroyed by an earthquake. The great bell of the pagoda one of the largest in the world. Photographer: Beato, Felice
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Photograph uncredited, but probably by Beato. Looking towards the massive base of the (uncompleted) Mingun Pagoda, with the great bell in the foreground. Second copy negative at B.25605. Subjects = Burmese architecture; Burmese architecture (Buddhist); pagodas...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880s
Extent:
1 item

8. Photo 242/1(6)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 242/1(6)
Title:
The Pumpkin Pagoda, Pagan, 1866 Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography General view of the Bupaya Pagoda, known as the Pumpkin Pagoda from the bulbous shape of the pagoda. Completely destroyed in the earthquake of 1975 and later rebuilt. Second copy negative at B.25606. Subjects = Burmese architecture; Burmese architecture (Buddh...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1866
Extent:
1 item

9. Photo 242/1(7)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 242/1(7)
Title:
Old ruined pagoda, Bhamo. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Largely overgrown by vegetation. Second copy negative at B.25607. Subjects = Burmese architecture; Burmese architecture (Buddhist); pagodas; temples Location = Bhamo; Burma; Kachin; Myanmar
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1870s
Extent:
1 item

10. Photo 242/1(8)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 242/1(8)
Title:
[Buddha images, Kyaikpun Pagoda, Pegu.] Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Four-sided statue of the seated Buddha, here seen in much overgrown condition, with on of the faces lying on the ground in the foreground. A group of Burmese man are posed in attitudes of prayer in front of the statue. The photograph also appears as the frontisp...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item