Settlement and dzong at Pede on bank of Yamdrok Tso

Settlement and dzong at Pede on bank of Yamdrok Tso

BMR.6.8.90 (Transparency colour)

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Key Information

Photographer

Hugh E. Richardson

Collection

Hugh Richardson

Date of Photo

1936-50

Region

Yamdrok Tso Region > Pede dzong

Accession number

BMR.6.8.90

Image Dimensions

60 x 90 mm

View from above of the settlement and dzong at Pede on the banks of the Yamdrok Tso lake.

Further Information

Photographic Process

Transparency Colour

Expedition

Hugh E. Richardson

Other Information

Technical Information - The camera used to take this collection of colour slides (Dufay colour) were a Zeiss Super Ikonta and a Reflex Korelle. [KC 09/10/2006]

Manual Catalogues -


Manual Catalogues - Typewritten handlist entitled 'Hugh Richardson Collection, The British Museum. Photographs taken between 1936-50. Cameras: Zeiss Super Ikonta, Reflex Korelle. 300 colour slides (Dufay colour); copies made Jan. 1995.
[no.] 90. Pede Dzong on Lake Yamdrok Tso, looking east.' [KC 10/10/2006]

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. "Settlement and dzong at Pede on bank of Yamdrok Tso" 05 Dec. 2006. The British Museum. <http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/photo_BMR.6.8.90.html>.

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