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[Distant view of the Shwe Dagon Pagoda, Rangoon], 1880 - 1889

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y302B/37

Scope and Contents

272 x 215 mm. View looking west across the Great Royal Lake towards the Shwe Dagon Pagoda. Photographer unknown, probably either Watts and Skeen or J. Jackson.

Dates

  • 1880 - 1889

Creator

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Language of Materials

English

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Good condition.

Bibliography

For a history of the building see: Pearn, B. R. (1939), A History of Rangoon, Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press, pp. 1-127.

General

SG.

Date information

DateText: The photographs were probably taken in the 1880s..

Originator(s)

Watts and Skeen or J Jackson [?]

Finding aid date

2003-10-10 14:04:21+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

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