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| Keywords: A beam view of a laung-zat or paddy boat, photograph by J. Jackson.jpg Photograph with a beam view of a laung-zat or paddy boat moored at the side of the Irrawaddy River taken by J Jackson in c 1868 part of an album of 43 views of Burma Myanmar from the Sladen Collection The laung-zat is a traditional Burmese river vessel and was used to transport rice to Rangoon Yangon In the 19th century rice was Burma ™s main agricultural crop and its largest export The boat ™s distinctive profile is clearly shown a long narrow hull with a high stern and lower bow swept up from the bottom At the aft end the helmsman sits beneath a shelter on a raised seat c 1868 photograph cm British Library object history credit line accession number http //www bl uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/photocoll/a/019pho000001099u00042000 html British Library PD-old-100-1923 Rangoon in the 19th century Barges of Myanmar Traditional barges Black and white photographs Images from the British Library | ||||
