Burma Collection (page 6)

Front view of the Royal Palace, Mandalay, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co
Front view of the Royal Palace, Mandalay, Burma, 1908. The palace was built between 1857 and 1859 as part of King Mindons establishment of Mandalay as Burmas royal capital. Stereoscopic card. Detail

King Mindons Tomb, Royal Palace, Mandalay, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co
King Mindons Tomb, Royal Palace, Mandalay, Burma, 1908. The penultimate King of Burma, Mindon ruled from 1853 until his death in 1878. He founded Mandalay as the royal capital of the country in 1857

The Lion Throne, Royal Palace, Mandalay, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co
The Lion Throne, Royal Palace, Mandalay, Burma, 1908. Stereoscopic card. Detail

South Garden Palace in Fort, Mandalay, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co
South Garden Palace in the Fort, Mandalay, Burma, 1908. Stereoscopic card. Detail

The School of King Thibaw in the Fort, Mandalay, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co
The School of King Thibaw in the Fort, Mandalay, Burma, 1908. Stereoscopic card. Detail

General view over the 450 pagodas from Mandalay Hill, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co
General view over the 450 pagodas from Mandalay Hill, Burma, 1908. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Looking over the 450 pagodas at Mandalay, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co
Looking over the 450 pagodas at Mandalay, Burma, 1908. Stereoscopic card. Detail

View of Sagaing from the Irrawaddy River, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co
View of Sagaing from the Irrawaddy River, Burma, 1908. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Boats on the Irrawaddy River, Sagaing, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co
Boats on the Irrawaddy River, Sagaing, Burma, 1908. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Boats on the Irrawaddy River, Mingun, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co
Boats on the Irrawaddy River, Mingun, Burma, 1908. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Largest perfect bell in the world, Mingun, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co
Largest perfect bell in the world, Mingun, Burma, 1908. Weighing 90 tons, the bell was cast in 1808-1810 for King Bodawpayas stupa, Mingun Pahtodawgyi

Family journeying through the jungle near Mingun, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co
Family journeying through the jungle near Mingun, Burma, 1908. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Typical railway station, Katha, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co
Typical railway station, Katha, Burma, 1908. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Elephants working in a lumber yard, Rangoon, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co
Elephants working in a lumber yard, Rangoon, Burma, 1908. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Looking up the Irrawaddy River, Rangoon, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co
Looking up the Irrawaddy River, Rangoon, Burma, 1908. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Giant recumbent figure of Buddha, Pegu, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co
Giant recumbent figure of Buddha, Pegu, Burma, 1908. The second largest Buddha figure in the world, the 55 metre long, 16 metre tall Shwethalyaung Buddha is believed to have been built in 994 during

Amarapura, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co
Amarapura, Burma, 1908. The city of Amarapura was founded in 1782 and was twice (1783-1823 and 1837-1860) the capital of Burma under the Konbaung dynasty

Village school and teacher, Amarapura, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co
Village school and teacher, Amarapura, Burma, 1908. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Threshing rice, Amarapura, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co
Threshing rice, Amarapura, Burma, 1908. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Rafts on the Irrawaddy River, Mandalay, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co
Rafts on the Irrawaddy River, Mandalay, Burma, 1908. Stereoscopic card. Detail

General view of Mandalay, Burma, showing the fort wall, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co
General view of Mandalay, Burma, showing the fort wall, 1908. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Arakan Pagoda, Mandalay, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co
Arakan Pagoda, Mandalay, Burma, 1908. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Three headed elephant guarding a sanctuary, Arakan Pagoda, Mandalay, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co
Three headed elephant guarding a sanctuary, Arakan Pagoda, Mandalay, Burma, 1908. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Pilgrims feeding holy turtles, Arakan Pagoda, Mandalay, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co
Pilgrims feeding holy turtles, Arakan Pagoda, Mandalay, Burma, 1908. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Buddhist monastery used as a priests home and school, Mandalay, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co
Buddhist monastery used as a priests home and school, Mandalay, Burma, 1908. Stereoscopic card. Detail

The Aindow Yak Pagoda, Mandalay, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co
The Aindow Yak Pagoda, Mandalay, Burma, 1908. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Marble Buddha in a pagoda, Mandalay, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co
Marble Buddha in a pagoda, Mandalay, Burma, 1908. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Pagan Kings temple near Aindow Yak Pagoda, Mandalay, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co
Pagan Kings temple near Aindow Yak Pagoda, Mandalay, Burma, 1908. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Death custom, Burma, 1920. The Archbishop remained embalmed for two years prior to cremation. A print from Customs of the World, Hutchinson and Company, 1920

Asian furniture, 1911-1912. Artist: Edwin Foley
Asian furniture, 1911-1912. Burmese carved and gilt doorway from Mandalay; Buddhist manuscript box and shrine of wood encrusted with coloured glass

Reception of General Roberts in Mandalay at the east gate of the palace, Burma, 1887. Artist: A Forestier
Reception of General Roberts in Mandalay at the east gate of the palace, Burma, 1887. General Frederick Sleigh Roberts was appointed Commander-in-Chief of British forces in India in 1885

Elephants moving timber, Rangoon, Burma (Myanmar), 1900s. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Elephants moving timber, Rangoon, Burma (Myanmar), 1900s. Stereoscopic slide. Detail

Tenasserim, Myanmar, 1895. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XVI, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co. Limited (London, 1895)

A Burmese wagon, Burma (Myanmar), 1895. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XVI, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co. Limited (London, 1895)

Artisans from Burma (Myanmar), 1895. Artist: E Ronjat
Artisans from Burma (Myanmar), 1895. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XVI, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co. Limited (London, 1895)

Yenan Gyong, Myanmar, 1895. Artist: Bertrand
Yenan Gyong, Myanmar, 1895. As seen from the Irrawaddi. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XVI, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co

The north section of the 450 Pagodas, Mandalay, Burma (Myanmar), 1900s. Before us are a few of the 450 pagodas, arranged in an immense square in the centre of which stands a magnificent temple

Major Frasers storming party carrying the stockade in front of Rangoon, 19th century. Illustration from The Life & Times of Queen Victoria, Vol II, by Robert Wilson

Burmese dancers, 1936. Artist: Fox
Burmese dancers, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)

The Shwe Dragon pagoda, Rangoon, 19th century. Artist: C Kegan Paul
The Shwe Dragon pagoda, Rangoon, 19th century

Sandoway, Arakan, Myanmar, 19th century. Artist: C Kegan Paul
Sandoway, Arakan, Myanmar, 19th century

King Thibaw of Burma in full court dress, c1900, (c1920). A portrait of King Thibaw (1858-1916), the last king of Burma (now Myanmar)

Dredging a river bed for rubies, Mogok, Burma, c1900s(?). Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Dredging a river bed for rubies, Mogok, Burma, c1900s(?). Stereoscopic card

Pagodas, Mandalay, Burma, c1900s(?). Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Pagodas, Mandalay, Burma, c1900s(?). Stereoscopic card

Shwedagon Pagoda, Rangoon, Burma, c1900s(?). Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Shwedagon Pagoda, Rangoon, Burma, c1900s(?). Stereoscopic card. Buddhist tradition holds that the Shwedagon Pagoda was built before the Buddha died in 486 BC

Fortress gardens and the Shwedagon Pagoda, Rangoon, Burma, c1900s(?). Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Fortress gardens and the Shwedagon Pagoda, Rangoon, Burma, c1900s(?). Stereoscopic card. Buddhist tradition holds that the Shwedagon Pagoda was built before the Buddha died in 486 BC

Inside the audience hall, Mandalay Palace, Burma, c1900s(?). Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Inside the audience hall, Mandalay Palace, Burma, c1900s(?). Stereoscopic card. The palace was built in the late 1850s when Mindon, the penultimate King of Burma

Homes of the people, from the roof of the old Guadapalin Pagoda, Pagan, Burma, c1900s(?)Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Homes of the people, from the roof of the old Guadapalin Pagoda, Pagan, Burma, c1900s(?)

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