Elephants with howdahs and mahouts fording the Nam Hou River in Laos; sketch by Eugene Bernand ().


These images by Eugene Burnand, a Swiss illustrator, were used to illustrate the book 'Travels in Upper Laos' by P, Neis, a French explorer in the late 19th century.


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Photo credit: © Ron Emmons / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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