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View on the Irrawaddy River, Burma.
Catalogue reference: Photo 1059
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This record is about the View on the Irrawaddy River, Burma. dating from Early1870s.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- Photo 1059
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Title (The name of the record)
- View on the Irrawaddy River, Burma.
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Date (When the record was created)
- Early1870s
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Description (What the record is about)
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One albumen print, mounted on loose album page, with handwritten caption beneath print reading 'Vue de l'Irraouady.' The print was originally part of an album compiled by the French diplomat Comte Julien de Rochechouart, who visited Burma on an official mission in 1873 in an attempt to ratify the treaty signed in Paris in January of that year. The photographs in the album were exhibited in the Galerie Hypnos, Paris, in 1999. This print was number 26 in the exhibition (see catalogue cited above for a description of the collection and notes on the de Rochechouart mission. Process = Albumen print. Photographers = Colin Murray for Bourne & Shepherd,;.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- British Library: Asian and African Studies
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Language (The language of the record)
- Not applicable
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 1 item
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Unrestricted. Appointment Required to view these records. Please consult Asian and African Studies Print Room staff.
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
- Presented by John Falconer (gift from Galerie Hypnos, Paris), September 1999.
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Dimensions: 280 mm x 226 mm.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/98c19e25-a3cc-4388-b4af-1c4545fc00f9/
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View on the Irrawaddy River, Burma.