Key Information

Photographer

Arthur Hopkinson

Collection

A. J. Hopkinson

Date of Photo

March 1927?

Region

Gyantse

Accession number

BMH.B.40B.1

Image Dimensions

85 x 113

A view southwards from the British Fort at Gyantse showing the the river that passed by close to the fort, which was situated some way outside Gyantse town. Whitewashed buildings can be seen in the distance with further buildings beyond to the foothills of the nearby mountains. Children can be seen close to the river bank. The raised soil in front of the fort marks the edges of the road leading towards the building and on into Gyantse

Further Information

Photographic Process

Negative film nitrate

Expedition

A. J. Hopkinson's Tour of Duty as British Trade Agent, Gyantse, 1927-28

Other Information

In Negative - The negative has been very crudely cut down the left and right hand sides [MS 30/06/2006]

Manual Catalogues -

Manual Catalogues - [Caption in A. J. Hopkinson's negative album 'Tibet B']: '40 - View south from fort - 2 negs' [MS 22/04/2006]

For Citation use:
The Tibet Album. "View south from Gyantse Fort" 05 Dec. 2006. The British Museum. <http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/photo_BMH.B.40B.1.html>.

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