Burmah Collection

Taunton, Somerset - Fore Street and Burma War Memorial (Burmah Cross) Date: 1902

The sacred hairy family of Burmah (engraving)
5223891 The sacred hairy family of Burmah (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The sacred hairy family of Burmah)

Hunting from Boats in Burmah (engraving)
6016445 Hunting from Boats in Burmah (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hunting from Boats in Burmah)

The Threatened War with Burmah, a "Bore"on the Sitang River (engraving)
1053639 The Threatened War with Burmah, a " Bore" on the Sitang River (engraving) by Nash, Joseph (d.1922); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Threatened War with Burmah)

The Plague of Rats in Burmah, Invasion of a Karen Field of Grain (engraving)
1053635 The Plague of Rats in Burmah, Invasion of a Karen Field of Grain (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Plague of Rats in Burmah)

Sketches of the Military Police of Burmah (engraving)
1627064 Sketches of the Military Police of Burmah (engraving) by Wollen, William Barnes (1857-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches of the Military Police of Burmah)

The Chin Frontier Campaign in Burmah, Troops crossing the Yaw River (engraving)
1626503 The Chin Frontier Campaign in Burmah, Troops crossing the Yaw River (engraving) by Overend, William Heysham (1851-98) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Viceroy of India in Burmah (engraving)
1623250 The Viceroy of India in Burmah (engraving) by Prior, Melton (1845-1910) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Viceroy of India in Burmah)

The Viceroy of India in Burmah (engraving)
1623248 The Viceroy of India in Burmah (engraving) by Prior, Melton (1845-1910) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Viceroy of India in Burmah)

Sketches from Burmah, up the Chindwin (engraving)
1624725 Sketches from Burmah, up the Chindwin (engraving) by Overend, William Heysham (1851-98) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches from Burmah, up the Chindwin)

A Visit to India, Sketches in Burmah (engraving)
1049315 A Visit to India, Sketches in Burmah (engraving) by Ralston, William (1848-1911) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Visit to India, Sketches in Burmah)

British Awards for Valour on Sea and Land during the Last Fifty Years (chromolitho)
1047352 British Awards for Valour on Sea and Land during the Last Fifty Years (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Travelling in Burmah, Native Vehicles (engraving)
1060187 Travelling in Burmah, Native Vehicles (engraving) by Dollman, John Charles (1851-1934) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Travelling in Burmah, Native Vehicles)

Sewing Machine, Burmah (chromolitho)
2775805 Sewing Machine, Burmah (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sewing Machine, Burmah.); Look and Learn / Barbara Loe Collection

Polo in Manipur, Burmah, "A Good Lead"(engraving)
2781154 Polo in Manipur, Burmah, " A Good Lead" (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Polo in Manipur, Burmah)

de Havilland Dove AP-AGJ
de Havilland Dove 2B AP-AGJ (msn 04084), of Pakistan Petroleum Ltd. at Karachi Airport, in storage, prior to sale in the UK, with Dove G-AJBI and Heron G-AOGO of Morton Air Services

The Difficulty with Burmah (engraving)
1614309 The Difficulty with Burmah (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Difficulty with Burmah)

Sketches in Burmah (engraving)
1614296 Sketches in Burmah (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches in Burmah. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 24 October 1885)

The Expedition to Burmah, an Elephant Battery in Action (engraving)
1614355 The Expedition to Burmah, an Elephant Battery in Action (engraving) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Expedition to Burmah)

A Prize-Fight in Burmah (engraving)
1602504 A Prize-Fight in Burmah (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Prize-Fight in Burmah)

The Tashon Expedition to the Chin Hills of Burmah (engraving)
1603490 The Tashon Expedition to the Chin Hills of Burmah (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Tashon Expedition to the Chin Hills of Burmah)

Veterans of Eleven Campaigns, a Distinguished Group of the Kings Royal Rifles (b / w photo)
1600626 Veterans of Eleven Campaigns, a Distinguished Group of the Kings Royal Rifles (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Turtle Egg Digging at Diamond Island (engraving)
1591594 Turtle Egg Digging at Diamond Island (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Turtle Egg Digging at Diamond Island)

Our Troops in Burmah, Mounted Infantry with Baggage Elephants crossing the Shan Hills (engraving)
1591452 Our Troops in Burmah, Mounted Infantry with Baggage Elephants crossing the Shan Hills (engraving) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Sketches in Burmah, a Sermon from the Phoongye (engraving)
1591369 Sketches in Burmah, a Sermon from the Phoongye (engraving) by Forestier, Amedee (1854-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches in Burmah, a Sermon from the Phoongye)

Sketches in the Lushai Country, between Chittagong and Burmah (engraving)
1596401 Sketches in the Lushai Country, between Chittagong and Burmah (engraving) by Wright, Henry Charles Seppings (1850-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches in the Lushai Country)

Our Troops in Burmah, Engagement with Dacoits at Chinbyit (engraving)
1595034 Our Troops in Burmah, Engagement with Dacoits at Chinbyit (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Our Troops in Burmah)

With Our Troops in Burmah (engraving)
1594923 With Our Troops in Burmah (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: With Our Troops in Burmah. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 18 June 1887)

Sketches in Burmah (engraving)
1594628 Sketches in Burmah (engraving) by Forestier, Amedee (1854-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches in Burmah. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 8 January 1887)

Sketches in Burmah, Maymyo, the Hill-Station of Mandalay (engraving)
1595863 Sketches in Burmah, Maymyo, the Hill-Station of Mandalay (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches in Burmah, Maymyo)

Idols on the Banks of the River Irrawaddy, Burmah (engraving)
655322 Idols on the Banks of the River Irrawaddy, Burmah (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Idols on the Banks of the River Irrawaddy, Burmah)

Affairs in Burmah, Thyetmyo, the Frontier Town (engraving)
1613830 Affairs in Burmah, Thyetmyo, the Frontier Town (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Affairs in Burmah, Thyetmyo, the Frontier Town)

Main Street of the City of Mandalay, the Royal Capital of Burmah; with the Kings Bazaar (engraving)
1624933 Main Street of the City of Mandalay, the Royal Capital of Burmah; with the Kings Bazaar (engraving) by Forestier, Amedee (1854-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Prison Life in Burmah (b / w photo)
1627465 Prison Life in Burmah (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Prison Life in Burmah. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 7 October 1893)

Our Special Artist En Route to Burmah (engraving)
1623058 Our Special Artist En Route to Burmah (engraving) by Forestier, Amedee (1854-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Our Special Artist En Route to Burmah)

The British in Burmah, a "Pooay"at the Palace, Mandalay, before Lady Dufferin and Burmese Ladies (engraving)
1623470 The British in Burmah, a " Pooay" at the Palace, Mandalay, before Lady Dufferin and Burmese Ladies (engraving) by Paget

Our Troops in Burmah, Royal Munster Fusiliers crossing the Myitnge River (engraving)
1595271 Our Troops in Burmah, Royal Munster Fusiliers crossing the Myitnge River (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Our Troops in Burmah)

Mrs Maria C Douglass, MD, and the First Class of Pupil Nurses in Burmah (engraving)
1595121 Mrs Maria C Douglass, MD, and the First Class of Pupil Nurses in Burmah (engraving) by Forestier, Amedee (1854-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mrs Maria C Douglass, MD)

Kathe, a Town in the Ruby Mine District, Burmah (engraving)
1591451 Kathe, a Town in the Ruby Mine District, Burmah (engraving) by Paget, Walter (1863-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Kathe, a Town in the Ruby Mine District, Burmah)

The Ruby Mines, Burmah, the Bazaar at Mogok, Shan and Meinlha Miners (engraving)
1591301 The Ruby Mines, Burmah, the Bazaar at Mogok, Shan and Meinlha Miners (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Ruby Mines, Burmah)

With the Shan Column in Burmah, Attack on the Rebel Position at Nankon (engraving)
1594813 With the Shan Column in Burmah, Attack on the Rebel Position at Nankon (engraving) by Griset, Ernest Henry (1844-1907); Private Collection; (add.info.: With the Shan Column in Burmah)

The Fighting in Burmah, Dacoits in Ambush (engraving)
1594651 The Fighting in Burmah, Dacoits in Ambush (engraving) by Overend, William Heysham (1851-98) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Fighting in Burmah, Dacoits in Ambush)

The Occupation of Burmah, on the Road to the Ruby Mines, General View of the Camp at Webong (engraving)
1595017 The Occupation of Burmah, on the Road to the Ruby Mines, General View of the Camp at Webong (engraving) by Forestier

The Hampshire Mounted Infantry in Burmah, a Sudden Attack (engraving)
1597000 The Hampshire Mounted Infantry in Burmah, a Sudden Attack (engraving) by Wollen, William Barnes (1857-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Hampshire Mounted Infantry in Burmah)

Bowl presented to the 68th Regiment in Burmah (engraving)
1103996 Bowl presented to the 68th Regiment in Burmah (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bowl presented to the 68th Regiment in Burmah)

A Bazaar in Burmah (engraving)
1053581 A Bazaar in Burmah (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Bazaar in Burmah)

Colonel H T Duncan, the New Political Resident in Burmah (engraving)
1049380 Colonel H T Duncan, the New Political Resident in Burmah (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Colonel H T Duncan)

The War in Burmah (engraving)
1607548 The War in Burmah (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War in Burmah. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 26 June 1852)

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"Burmah: A Tapestry of History, Culture, and Adventure" As the last British troops bid farewell to India, a small town in Taunton, Somerset stands as a testament to the shared history between two nations. Fore Street proudly displays the Burma War Memorial, honoring those who fought valiantly in distant lands. Intriguing engravings unveil glimpses into the sacred hairy family - an enchanting tale that captivates hearts with its mystical allure. Another engraving depicts thrilling hunting expeditions from boats in Burmah; a daring pursuit that echoes tales of bravery and skill. Amidst whispers of conflict, an engraving captures "The Threatened War with Burmah, " revealing a dramatic encounter on the Sitang River. Meanwhile, another engraving portrays "The Plague of Rats in Burmah, " highlighting the resilience and resourcefulness required to protect precious grain fields from these relentless invaders. Sketches showcasing the Military Police offer insights into their vital role in maintaining order and security within this captivating land. The Chin Frontier Campaign unfolds through yet another engraving - troops crossing the Yaw River symbolize determination against all odds. Burmah's significance is further emphasized by engravings featuring distinguished visitors such as "The Viceroy of India. " Their presence signifies diplomatic ties and mutual respect between nations. Journeying up the Chindwin River reveals breathtaking landscapes captured through sketches from Burmah - each stroke conveying both tranquility and untamed wilderness. These images beckon travelers to explore this exotic realm firsthand. "A Visit to India" unravels vivid sketches depicting life in Burmah; vibrant markets bustling with color, ancient temples resonating with spirituality, and locals exuding warmth amidst cultural diversity. Burmah weaves together stories etched upon its soil - tales of triumphs and challenges faced by both natives and foreign settlers alike.