A collection of albumen prints by F. Beato and others. The photographs include views connected with the Wuntho Sawbwa Campaign 1890-91, the Chin Lushai Expedition 1889-90 and a number of ethnographical studies. Most of the photographs have captions.
Burma Campaigns 1889-91
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- ReferenceGB 115 RCS/Y3029A
- Dates of Creation1889-1891
- Language of MaterialEnglish .
- Physical Description1 album(s) 35 images in 1 album
Scope and Content
Access Information
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Note
Includes index.
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Alternative Form Available
This collection is available on microfiche: South East Asia, fiche number 1.
Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements
As the original album was damaged by water, the photographs, with accompanying captions, have been remounted in a new album.
Bibliography
The photograph descriptions include information and quotations from: Scott, J. G. (1900), Gazetteer of Upper Burma and the Shan States, Rangoon: Printed by the Superintendent, Government printing, Burma. A number of the photographs are also reproduced in this work.
Additional Information
This collection level description was entered by KS using information from the original typescript catalogue.
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