Burma – Pictures from 1897

by Sam Clark January 3, 2014

Great release today from the British Library of a series of pictures of Burma from 1897 released to their Flickr account. Burma has such a strong hold on the imagination for me and these pictures told me a little about why that might be.

Thanks to Global Voices website for bringing them to my attention:

Alice Hart published the book ‘Picturesque Burma’ also in 1897. This is one of the photos from this collection.

The Shewdagon Pagoda. From the book ‘Wanderings in Burma’ authored by George W Bird:

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Sam Clark

Sam Clark is one of the founding members of Experience Travel Group. His passion for Asia was first ignited by the travel writing of Norman Lewis, combined with the sad fact that the furthest he went as a child was to Scotland. Ever since spending his 19th birthday in Northern India, he has been making up for lost time, travelling all over the world including a stint living in Sri Lanka. Posts by Sam

Burma – Pictures from 1897

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