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*''The River of Golden Sand: being the Narrative of a Journey through China and Eastern Tibet to Burmah'' by Captain William Gill R. E. [https://archive.org/details/riverofgoldensan01gill Volume I 1880], [https://archive.org/details/rivergoldensand02yulegoog Volume II 1880] [https://archive.org/details/cu31924023220217 Condensed [memorial<nowiki>]</nowiki> edition 1883] Archive.org
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924023461456#page/n5/mode/2up ''Correspondence respecting the Ruby Mines of Upper Burmah''] presented to both houses of Parliament by command of Her Majesty 1887 Archive.org
*:[https://archive.org/stream/proceedingsroya74britgoog#page/n302/mode/2up "On the Ruby Mines near Mogok, Burma"] by Robert Gordon, C.E with [https://archive.org/stream/proceedingsroya74britgoog#page/n367/mode/1up Map showing the position of the Ruby Mines] ''Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society and Monthly Record of Geography'', Vol. 10, No. 5, May 1888, pages 261–275, Map page 324. Archive.org:[https://archive.org/stream/preciousstonesa03stregoog#page/n194/mode/2up "Burma Rubies"] page 153 ''Precious stones and gems, their history, sources and characteristics'' by Edwin William Streeter 6th Edition 1898 Archive.org
*[https://archive.org/details/notesstatisticsi00burmrich ''Notes and statistics in four parts, compiled in the Office of the Chief Secretary to the Chief Commissioner''] Rangoon [https://archive.org/stream/notesstatisticsi00burmrich#page/n9/mode/2up Contents] 1893 Archive.org. Lists the cantonments, railway stations, Telegraph offices, Volunteer Regiments etc.
**[https://archive.org/stream/notesstatisticsi00burmrich#page/n288/mode/1up 1891 Outline Map of Burma]
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/wildsportsofburm00pollrich#page/n5/mode/2up ''Wild sports of Burma and Assam''] by Fitz William Thomas Pollok and W. S. Thom 1900 Archive.org
*[https://archive.org/stream/cu31924092600141#page/n187/mode/2up "Prisons of Burmah"] page 171 ''Oriental Prisons: Prisons and Crime in India, The Andaman Islands, Burmah- China-Japan-Egypt Turkey'' by Major Arthur Griffiths, late Inspector of Prisons in Great Britain. C1900. Archive.org. Volume XII in the series ''The history and romance of crime from the earliest time to the present day''. Published by the Grolier Society.
*''Burma under British Rule - and Before'' by John Nisbet, late Conservator of Forests, Burma. 1901 Archive.org. [https://archive.org/details/burmaunderbritis01nisb Volume I] Missing Map. [https://archive.org/details/burmaunderbritis02nisb Volume II], [https://archive.org/stream/burmaunderbritis02nisb#page/442/mode/2up Index], page 443, Vol. II.
*[https://archive.org/details/cu31924023503174 ''Scenes in Burma: An Album of 125 Views''] c 1900-1910? Archive.org
*[https://archive.org/details/furtherindia00clif ''Further India: being the story of exploration from the earliest times in Burma, Malaya, Siam and Indo-China''] by Hugh Clifford 1904 with [https://archive.org/stream/furtherindia00clif#page/n472/mode/1up Orographical Map and Political Map of Farther India] and [https://archive.org/stream/furtherindia00clif#page/n473/mode/2up Index] Archive.org
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/burmapainteddesc00kelliala#page/n9/mode/2up ''Burma, painted and described''] Robert Talbot Kelly, 1905 Archive.org
*[https://archive.org/details/cu31924023503190 ''Burma: A Handbook Of Practical Information''] by Sir J. George Scott 1906. [https://archive.org/details/cu31924011680455 New and revised version 1911] Archive.org
:[http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/463075 ''Burma From The Earliest Times To The Present Day''] by J G Scott, 1924 is available as a pdf download on the Digital Library of India.
*[http://archive.org/stream/romanticeastburm00delmrich#page/n7/mode/2up ''The Romantic East: Burma, Assam, & Kashmir''] by Walter Del Mar 1906 "Containing sixty-four full page illustrations from photographs" Archive.org
*[https://archive.org/details/frontieroverseas05indi ''Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Volume V: Burma''] Compiled in the Intelligence Branch, Army Headquarters, India. 1907 Archive.org
*[https://archive.org/details/christianmission00pursiala ''Christian Missions in Burma''] by W C B Purser, Missionary of Kemendine, Rangoon 1911 Archive.org. Church of England Missions.
*[http://archive.org/stream/josiahnelsoncush00stjo#page/n7/mode/2up ''Josiah Nelson Cushing, Missionary and Scholar, Burma''] by Wallace St. John 1912 archive.org. American Baptist Mission.
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/civilservantinbu00whitiala#page/n7/mode/2up ''A civil servant Civil Servant in Burma''] by Sir Herbert Thirkell White, 1913 Archive.org:[https://archive.org/details/provincialgeogra04holluoft ''Burma''] by Sir Herbert Thirkell White 1923 Archive.org. Volume 4 in the series ''Provincial Geographies of India''.*[https://archive.org/details/burmaunderbritis00daut ''Burma Under British Rule''] by Joseph Dautremer , formerly Consul for France in Rangoon. 1913. Archive.org. Translated by Sir George Scott.
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/historyofupperas00shak#page/n7/mode/2up ''History of Upper Assam, Upper Burmah and North-Eastern Frontier''] by Leslie Waterfield Shakespear 1914 Archive.org
*[https://archive.org/details/burmeseenchantme00enriiala ''A Burmese Enchantment''] by Captain C M Enriquez, 21st Punjabis (“Theophilus”) 1916 Archive.org. [https://cmenriquez.com/about/ Biography of the author]
*[http://digital.library.cornell.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=sea;cc=sea;q1=Calcutta;rgn=title;view=toc;idno=sea289 ''Tourist guide and shopping list : where to go, what to see, where to shop in Calcutta and Burma''] 1920 Southeast Asia Visions
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924023498458#page/n3/mode/2up ''Burma Pictures''] c 1920 Archive.org
*[http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/463075 ''Burma From The Earliest Times To The Present Day''] by J G Scott, 1924 is available as a pdf download on the Digital Library of India.
*[http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/501356 ''The Old Burma Road''] 1945. Pdf download, Digital Library of India. Full title: The ''Old Burma Road. A journey on foot and muleback. From the diary, notes and reminiscences of Doctor N. Bradley''. The author spent many years in China as a medical missionary. This is an account of a journey taken in March, 1930 on the granite slab road along which, 650 years earlier, Marco Polo had ridden with his escort of Kublai Khan's horsemen from Yunnan-Fu to Bhamo.
*[https://archive.org/stream/indiain19301931032269mbp#page/n645/mode/2up/search/Rangoon+riots Rangoon riots in 1930] pages 551-553, ''India in 1930-1931'' Government of India 1932 Archive.org
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=BRUOLFj1TXgC&pg=PP1 ''Songs of The Survivors''], including the [http://books.google.com/books?id=BRUOLFj1TXgC&pg=PA7 Editor’s Preface] Google Books. Stories about the Goan community in Burma and the Trek of 1942
*[https://archive.org/details/burmaunderthejap017803mbp ''Burma under the Japanese : Pictures and Portraits''] by Thakin Nu, Prime Minister of Burma. Edited and translated, with introduction, by J.S. Furnivall 1954 Archive.org
 
*[http://www.new.dli..ernet.in/handle/2015/57419 ''Burma''] by D G E Hall 1950. Pdf download, Digital Library of India. [https://ia802304.us.archive.org/18/items/Burma/TXT/00000006.txt Contents]. Also available in some formats on [https://archive.org/details/Burma Archive.org]
*Many editions of the [http://archive.org/search.php?query=SOAS%20Bulletin%20of%20Burma%20Research%20AND%20mediatype%3Atexts ''SOAS Bulletin of Burma Research''] are available on Archive.org. The ''SOAS Bulletin of Burma Research ''offers current information on Burma research, activities, and resources at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, as well as information on international Burma research of relevance to Burma scholars in the United Kingdom.
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