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LL/36240
John McCosh
1852 (taken)
Manuthiha, Guardian at the Shwe-Dagon Pagoda; Corner of great pagoda

Calotype
Victoria and Albert Museum
Museum number: 85:300
 
John McCosh was a doctor and amateur photographer stationed in Burma during the Anglo-Burmese War of 1852. This rare photograph is one of the earliest surviving images of the region.
 
LL/36240


 

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