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Title
Burma. The Irrawaddy.
Names
Raphael Tuck & Sons (Publisher)
Kelly, R. Talbot (Robert Talbot), b. 1861 (Artist)
Collection

Pacific pursuits : Postcards

Myanmar -- A-Z

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1908 (Approximate)
Place: Printed in England
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC POC MYA -- A-Z
Topics
Irrawaddy River (Burma)
Burma
Rivers
Boats
Genres
Postcards
Landscape paintings
Notes
Content: "The Irrawaddy. The 'Great River' of Burma, 1,100 miles long, rises somewhere to the east of the Himalaya Mountains, and flows through Burma into the Bay of Bengal by about a dozen mouths. The principal towns of its banks are Rangoon, Mandalay, Ava and Bhamo."--printed on verso.
Statement of responsibility: "Wide wide world Burma. Series II." "Raphael Tuck and Sons' 'Oilette' postcard 7866." "From 'Burma,' illustrated by R. Talbot Kelly (A. & C. Black."--printed on verso.
Physical Description
Halftone photomechanical prints
Extent: 9 x 14 cm.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 7bf54d90-c5d2-012f-20c0-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1908: Issued
  • 2013: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Burma. The Irrawaddy." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1908. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c2630359-a03f-1508-e040-e00a180613de

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Burma. The Irrawaddy." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 6, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c2630359-a03f-1508-e040-e00a180613de

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1908). Burma. The Irrawaddy. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c2630359-a03f-1508-e040-e00a180613de

Wikipedia Citation

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Burma.  The Irrawaddy.