COLLECTION NAME:
Early Photography in Asia
Record
Collection Name:
Early Photography in Asia
Title:
General View of Moulmein from the Hill
Resource Type:
Still image
Genre:
black-and-white photographs
Genre:
Albumen prints
Date Created:
1885/1895
Language Term:
English
Extent:
1 black and white photograph; 7.5”x 9.5”
Form:
travel photography
Abstract:
A photograph taken of the city of Mawlamyine (previously Moulmein), Myanmar (Burma) from the hill above the city. Various buildings and temples are visable among the treetops, as well as the river delta behind the city. The title is written on the back of the photograph.
Note:
Collection origin: Ira Wolff Photographic History Collection
Note:
This photograph is part of a set of 19 photographs of British colonial Burma (Myanmar), very likely taken by British colonists who lived in the area in the late 19th century. One of the photographs in the set is of a group of British people outside a large mansion, who may have been those taking the photographs.
Subject Topic:
Rivers
Subject Topic:
Buddhist temples
Subject Geographic:
Mawlamyine (Mon State, Myanmar, Asia) (inhabited place)
Identifier:
narv_photogEarlyAsia_albumen_d_0009.jpg
Physical Location:
University of Colorado Boulder Libraries Rare and Distinctive Collections
Shelf Locator:
COU: 2642
Date Captured:
2022
Internet Media Type:
image/tiff
Digital Origin:
reformatted digital
Access Condition:
The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information.
General View of Moulmein from the Hill
