Pagoda Collection (page 5)

The Tower of Long-Hua, Shanghai, China, 1895. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XIV, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co. Limited (London, 1895)

Dhows and houses on the Chao Phraya River, Bangkok, Thailand, 1900s. Stereoscopic card. Detail

The Pagoda, Eden Gardens, Calcutta, India, early 20th century. From Views of India in Colour, published by The Times of India Offices (Bombay and Calcutta)

A pagoda atop a boulder, 1895. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XVI, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co. Limited (London, 1895)

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

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

Golden Island, China, 1847. Artist: Palmer
Golden Island, China, 1847. Illustration from The History of China and India, by Miss Corner, (Dean and Co, London, 1847)

Bangkok, Siam, 19th century. Artist: Barclay
Bangkok, Siam, 19th century. Scene in the capital of what is now known as Thailand

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

The west side of the five-storey Yasaka Pagoda, Kyoto, Japan, 1904. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
The west side of the five-storey Yasaka Pagoda, Kyoto, Japan, 1904. This pagoda was built in 1618 as one of the buildings of a Buddhist temple. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Looking east from Mildera temple over Otsu and lake Biwa, Japan, 1904. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Looking east from Mildera temple over Otsu and lake Biwa, Japan, 1904. Stereoscopic card. Detail. From a series called Notes of Travel

Osaka, Japan, 1904. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Osaka, Japan, 1904. As seen from Tennoji Pagoda. Stereoscopic card. Detail. From a series called Notes of Travel

Eden Gardens, Calcutta, India, c1925. View of the Burmese Pagoda in the gardens. Cigarette card produced by the Westminster Tobacco Co Ltd, Indian Empire, 1st series

Incomparable Pagoda, Mandalay, Burma, c1925. Pagoda in what is now Myanmar. Cigarette card produced by the Westminster Tobacco Co Ltd, Indian Empire, 1st series

Pagoda, Japan. Hand-tinted picture postcard

View in Canton, 1900. The British Consulate. Illustration from The life and times of Queen Victoria by Robert Wilson, (1900)

The Pagoda, Kew Gardens, Richmond upon Thames, London, 20th Century. The Chinese-inspired ten-storey octagonal pagoda is 163 ft (nearly 50 metres) high

Cataract of Ting-hoo, on the Tripod Lake, China, c1840. Artist: Edward Paxman Brandard
Cataract of Ting-hoo, on the Tripod Lake, China, c1840

Melon Islands, and Irrigating Wheel, China, c1840. Artist: Henry Adlard
Melon Islands, and Irrigating Wheel, China, c1840

Hindu Fakirs practising their superstitious rites, 19th century. Artist: Bell
Hindu Fakirs practising their superstitious rites, 19th century. 1) The Great Tree of the Banyans. 2) A pagoda of the idol Mamaniva

Vibhasa Ragini, Ragamala Album, School of Rajasthan, 19th century. A servant brings some lovers refreshments, he holds a bow and arrow, the symbol of Kama, god of the love

Timur enthroned during celebrations, Mughal manuscript, 1600-1601. Timur was a Turco-Mongol conqueror. At British Museum

The Pagoda, Whampoa, China. Whampoa is located to the south of Canton. The Treaty of Whampoa between France and China, one of the treaties forced on China at the end of the First Opium war (1839-1842)

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