IDNO

P.96936.WIL

Description

View from hilltop of the sacred lake, Yamdrok Tso, from the south side of Nyapso La, a pass with a summit of 16000’ leading into the Tsangpo Valley. [JD 9/5/2008]

On Cech’s list describing prints:
“(19-57 where taken en route for Lhasa.)
47. “Yamdrok Tso from S. side of Nyap-so La 16000’ 11.8.33”
47b. “Looking SW”
See gi: Yamdrok Tso, Nyap-so La
mpow: 87-8” [printed text]
For more information see Cech’s list.

Place

C Asia; Tibet; Yamdrok Tso

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Photographer

Williamson, Frederick

Collector / Expedition

Date

11 August 1933

Collection Name

Williamson Collection

Source

Williamson, Margaret

Format

Print Black & White

Primary Documentation

Other Information

Place: Yamdrok Lake, ‘lake of the upper pastures’, is one of the three largest sacred lakes in Tibet, measuring over 72 km in length. The lake is on the raod to Lhasa, which is 100 km to the northwest. [Jocelyne Dudding 9/5/2008]

Transcription: The transcription of this album by Mark Turin and Sara Shneiderman was carried out with reference to Krystina Cech’s catalogue list alone. Alex Nadin has since revised their cataloguing by systematically matching their records to the images. Margaret Williamson’s handwritten captions for photographs have now been transcribed into the Inscription field, and Cech’s descriptions appear in the Description field. Correct entries for Place, Named Person and Other Nos. have also been entered by Alex Nadin. [Sudeshna Guha 29/10/2002]

This catalogue record has been updated with the support of the Getty Grant Program Two. [Jocelyne Dudding 9/5/2008]