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Linnaeus Tripe — No. 23. Pugahm Myo [Pagan]. Figures in Damayangyee Pagoda [Dhamma-yan-gyi].
Linnaeus Tripe

No. 23. Pugahm Myo [Pagan]. Figures in Damayangyee Pagoda [Dhamma-yan-gyi].

1855

Religious sculpture and architecture within ancient Pagan receive careful documentary treatment in this early example of archaeological photography. Tripe's work provided some of the first detailed photographic records of Burma's medieval temple complexes.

Medium
Salted paper print, from the album "Burma Views" (1857)

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Linnaeus Tripe, No. 23. Pugahm Myo [Pagan]. Figures in Damayangyee Pagoda [Dhamma-yan-gyi]., 1855

Religious sculpture and architecture within ancient Pagan receive careful documentary treatment in this early example of archaeological photography. Tripe's work provided some of the first detailed photographic records of Burma's medieval temple complexes.

Medium
Salted paper print, from the album "Burma Views" (1857)
Year
1855
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Monochrome, Photography, Pagoda, Documentary, Historic, 19th Century, Colonial, British, Architecture, Salted Paper Print

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