Sixteen line drawings of shipping including East Indiamen, paddlesteamers, liners and incidents during WW I and II, all connected with the Irrawaddy Flotilla Company. Original artwork by J C Burnie for chapter headings to illustrate Paddy Henderson, D Laird London 1961.
Painting of 'The Irrawaddy at Sagaing below Mandalay' a composite picture showing the 3 decker Thooreah (1880-87) and 2 decker Nepaul (1902-42) of the Irrawaddy Flotilla Company painted by J.C. Burnie for the dust cover of Irrawaddy Flotilla by Alister McCrae [Stored in Prints and Drawings Pictur...
Typescript extract of a letter, dated 9 Jan 1886, by Commander Waller John Redman, describing his trade mission to Bhamo, which was to give the appearance of normality, thus allowing British troops to advance farther prior to the war and his subsequent capture by Burmese soldiers and torture by t...
A note by R E MacGuire on the Irrawaddy Flotilla Company's role in evacuating Indians from the Burmese oilfields following the Japanese invasion in 1942.
Entrance to Shwe Dagon Pagoda, Rangoon. Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Architectural Photography View looking towards the covered entrance, with elaborately carved wooden roof. Dated '1903' above doorway. Print in poor condition, with several folds and tears and some retouching. [Gelatin silver print, 237x290mm]. Subjects = Burmese architecture; Burmese ...