Pede dzong and settlement on shores of Yamdrok Tso

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2001.59.5.78.2 (Print)

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Key Information

Photographer

Hugh E. Richardson

Collection

Hugh Richardson

Date of Photo

1948

Region

Yamdrok Tso Region > Pede dzong

Accession number

2001.59.5.78.2

Image Dimensions

60 X 60 mm

Pede dzong (dpal sde rdzong) fort and settlement across the waters of the Yamdrok Tso Lake at the base of a snow-capped mountain range.

Further Information

Photographic Process

Print silver

Date Acquired

Donated August 2001

Donated by

The executors of the estate of Hugh E. Richardson

Expedition

Hugh E. Richardson

Other Information

Notes on print - 'Nozen Kangsang & Pede Dzong' (written over 'Nozen Kangsang') (in pencil) is written on the reverse of print in Richardson's hand and '616' (in red ink) and 'Velox' in an oval are stamped. [KC 7/9/2006]

Manual Catalogues -

Manual Catalogues - Notes on negative index - Folios 78-81. 'DPAL SDE'. [KC 31/7/2006]

Other Information - Location: Pede Dzong (dpal sde rdzong) is situated in Southern Tibet and on the main trade route from Sikkim to Lhasa. The dzong served as a fort and an administration centre for the district. [TS 18/7/2005]

For Citation use:
The Tibet Album. "Pede dzong and settlement on shores of Yamdrok Tso" 05 Dec. 2006. The Pitt Rivers Museum. <http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/photo_2001.59.5.78.2.html>.

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