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After the second of the [[Anglo-Burmese wars]] a British mission in 1855 attempted to persuade the Burmese king, [[Mindon Min]] to ratify a treaty transferring Pegu to British rule. The mission was led by [[Arthur Purves Phayre|Major Arthur Phayre]], with [[Henry Yule]] as the secretary. Photography was becoming the preferred medium for creating a visual record for reasons of economy and accuracy.<ref name=tsara>{{cite journal|first=Olga|last= Tsara|url=http://www3.slv.vic.gov.au/latrobejournal/issue/latrobe-79/t1-g-t6.html#fn10-056-ref |title=Linnaeus Tripe's Views of Burma| journal= La Trobe Journal|volume= 79 |year= 2007|page=55}}</ref>  Tripe - already known as a photographer from his time in India, was chosen by [[James Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie|Lord Dalhousie]] to accompany an official expedition to Ava, Burma, to obtain representations of scenes and buildings. This visit resulted in the publication of ''Views of Burma''. The Indian government requested that 50 sets of prints be produced and 20 were requisitioned by the Court of Directors of the East India Company. Of these, 7 complete sets are held in galleries, libraries and museums.<ref name=tsara /> Tripe returned to India and spent nearly two years printing the photographs, including painstaking retouching of clouds and skies, introducing an aesthetic quality into the documentary purpose.<ref>{{cite web|author=Roy, Malini |url=https://blogs.bl.uk/asian-and-african/2015/06/captain-linnaeus-tripe-photographer-of-india-and-burma.html |title=Captain Linnaeus Tripe: Photographer of India and Burma]. African and Asian studies blog|publisher= British Library|year= 2022}}</ref>