| John McCosh Manuthiha, Guardian at the Shwe-Dagon Pagoda; Corner of great pagoda 1852 (taken) Calotype Victoria and Albert Museum Museum number: 85:300 LL/36240 John McCosh was a doctor and amateur photographer stationed in Burma during the Anglo-Burmese War of 1852. This rare photograph is one of the earliest surviving images of the region.
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