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1. Photo 61

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 61
Title:
Views in Burma taken during the Mission to Ava. Photographer(s): Tripe, Linnaeus
Scope & Content:
Three sets of the portfolio of views recording the mission sent by the Governor-General of India to the Burmese court in 1855. The first set (Photo 61/1) is complete (120 prints). The remaining two sets (Photo 61/2-3), each lack one photograph. See introduction to Photo 61/1 for a historical and...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1855
Extent:
Unspecified

2. Photo 61/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 61/1
Title:
Views in Burma taken during the Mission to Ava. Photographer(s): Tripe, Linnaeus
Scope & Content:
Portfolio containing prints mounted on light, variously coloured card measuring 455 x 588 mm, each mount blind-embossed with Tripe's monogram of a sun in splendour, and the initials 'L. T.' entwined with the motto 'By thee I draw'. The prints are enclosed in a specially made dark blue portfolio,...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1855
Extent:
120 items

3. Photo 61/1(1)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 61/1(1)
Title:
No. 1. Prome. General View. Photographer: Tripe, Linnaeus
Scope & Content:
Genre: Urban Topographical Photography Panoramic view composed of two joined prints, looking over the town, with the Shwesandaw Pagoda on the right and the Irrawaddy in the background. The right-hand section of this view corresponds fairly precisely to Colesworthy Grant's watercolour (WD 540, p...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1855
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 61/1(2)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 61/1(2)
Title:
No. 2. Prome. North entrance to the Shwe San-dau Pagoda. Photographer: Tripe, Linnaeus
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View looking towards the covered flight of steps leading up to the Shwasandaw Pagoda, flanked in the foreground by massive guardian chinthes. Letterpress continues: 'Burmese temples are usually, if the ground permit, on heights, the approach being by a flight of...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1855
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 61/1(3)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 61/1(3)
Title:
No. 3. Prome. West Entrance to the Shwe San-dau Pagoda. Photographer: Tripe, Linnaeus
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View looking towards the covered flight of steps leading up to the temple, with a zayat of prilgrims' resthouse in the left foreground. Letterpress continues: 'Much dilapidated. The Zayat on the left has much fine carving on it'.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1855
Extent:
1 item

6. Photo 61/1(4)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 61/1(4)
Title:
No. 4. Prome. A small Pagoda. Photographer: Tripe, Linnaeus
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View looking towards pagoda and surrounding buildings. Letterpress continues: 'This and No. 5 are close together in an open space near the house in which Captain Latter was murdered'.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1855
Extent:
1 item

7. Photo 61/1(5)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 61/1(5)
Title:
No. 5. Prome. A small Pagoda. Photographer: Tripe, Linnaeus
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Close view of temple buildings. Letterpress continues: 'The carved wood work of this has been stripped off. The centre building is of white stucco, gilt in the ornamental parts'.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1855
Extent:
1 item

8. Photo 61/1(6)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 61/1(6)
Title:
No. 6. Thayet Myo. Pagoda on the S. of Cantonment. Photographer: Tripe, Linnaeus
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View of a small brick and stucco temple. The temple can be seen in the distance in Colesworthy Grant's watercolour view of Thayetmyo (WD 540, print 8). With letterpress note: 'Apparently a modernised copy of an architecture found at Pugahm [Pagan]'.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1855
Extent:
1 item

9. Photo 61/1(7)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 61/1(7)
Title:
No. 7. Ye-nan-gyoung [Yenangyaung]. Pagoda and Kyoung. Photographer: Tripe, Linnaeus
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View looking across open level ground at Yenangyaung towards the temple and kyaung or monastery on a small hill. The view is taken from a similar spot to Colesworthy Grant's watercolour of the same scene (WD 540, print 19). Tripe's viewpoint is somewhat to the r...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1855
Extent:
1 item

10. Photo 61/1(8)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 61/1(8)
Title:
No. 8. Ye-nan-gyoung [Yenangyaung]. Kyoung. Photographer: Tripe, Linnaeus
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Close view of side of monastery building, showing the intricate carved wooden decoration of the tiered roof and balustrade of the monastery. The monastery building can be seen in print 7: Tripe's viewpoint for the present photograph is from the slope on which th...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1855
Extent:
1 item