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| Keywords: Water color of Henzada (Hinthada), 1855.jpg en Watercolour with pen and ink of a view of Henzadah now Hinthada seen from the steamer from 'A Series of Views in Burmah taken during Major Phayre ™s Mission to the Court of Ava in 1855' by Colesworthy Grant This album consists of 106 landscapes and portraits of Burmese and Europeans documenting the British embassy to the Burmese King Mindon Min r 1853-1878 The mission took place after the Second Anglo-Burmese War in 1852 and the annexation by the British of the Burmese province of Pegu Bago It was despatched by the Governor-General of India Lord Dalhousie on the instructions of the East India Company to attempt to persuade King Mindon to sign a treaty formally acknowledging the extension of British rule over the province The mission started out from Rangoon and travelled up the Irrawaddy Ayeyarwady to the royal capital at Amarapura Grant 1813-1880 was sent as the official artist of the mission In recognition of his skill he was presented with a gold cup and ruby ring by the Burmese King Grant wrote that 'The town of Henzidah which is two days steam journey from Rangoon has little to distinguish it from any other Burman town except that the buildings have the advantage of higher ground and assume a more comfortable dry and wholesome appearance A very distant view of the Arracan Hills was obtained after leaving this place ' http //www bl uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/other/019wdz000000540u00004000 html Grant Colesworthy 1813-1880 1855 Public domain PD-Old Cities in Myanmar Colesworthy Grant Ayeyarwady River | ||||
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