Colquhoun, Archibald Ross, 1848-1914 (explorer)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1848 - 1914
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Item
Colquhoun's Expedition through Southern China to Burmah, 1882
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Parkes 9/11
Scope and Contents
'Colquhoun's Expedition through Southern China to Burmah, Sketch of Proposed Route': a map, commentary and title panel by Charles Wahab, mounted on one sheet and labelled 'Copy for Sir Henry Parkes. 9 January 1882' and 'Please return A.R.C. [Archibald Ross Colquhoun] 1.2.82'. The map shows Colquhoun's proposed route, along with those of William John Gill (1879), the Revd James McCarthy (1878), Augustus Raymond Margary (1875), Jean Dupuis (1869), Marie Joseph François Garnier (1868) and...
Dates:
1882
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Any person wishing to consult the collection must obtain written permission from Matheson and Co. Ltd. Applicants may submit their request an application form which is available from the Manuscripts Reading Room and via the University Library web pages at https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/files/jm_application_form_2024_02.pdf. They should state specifically on the form that they desire access to the Parkes Papers.
File
Press cuttings from Europe and N. America, circa 1860-circa 1864
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Parkes 37/36
Scope and Contents
Press cuttings (in English and French) from European, North American and unidentified periodicals, 43 items, London, Washington D.C. and no place, 1860-1884 and undated. Some of the cuttings have been attached to backing sheets. The periodicals featured include 'The Times'; 'The Times Weekly Edition'; 'The Mail'; 'The Standard'; 'Morning Post'; 'Pall Mall Gazette'; 'Daily News'; 'Memorial Diplomatique'; and 'Evening Star'. The titles of the articles include 'The Civil War in China';...
Dates:
circa 1860-circa 1864
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Any person wishing to consult the collection must obtain written permission from Matheson and Co. Ltd. Applicants may submit their request an application form which is available from the Manuscripts Reading Room and via the University Library web pages at https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/files/jm_application_form_2024_02.pdf. They should state specifically on the form that they desire access to the Parkes Papers.
File
Press cuttings re China, circa 1879-circa 1885
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Parkes 37/34
Scope and Contents
Press cuttings (in English and French) taken from Chinese periodicals or containing articles which concern China, 172 items, Hong Kong, Shanghai and no place, 1879-1885 and undated. Some of the cuttings have been attached to backing sheets. The periodicals featured include the 'China Mail'; 'North-China Daily News'; 'North-China Advertiser'; 'North-China Herald and Supreme Court & Consular Gazette'; 'Shanghai Courier'; 'Overland China Mail'; 'Daily Press'; and 'Hongkong Daily Press'...
Dates:
circa 1879-circa 1885
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Any person wishing to consult the collection must obtain written permission from Matheson and Co. Ltd. Applicants may submit their request an application form which is available from the Manuscripts Reading Room and via the University Library web pages at https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/files/jm_application_form_2024_02.pdf. They should state specifically on the form that they desire access to the Parkes Papers.
File
The Indo-Chinese Empire, circa 1884
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Parkes 36/17
Scope and Contents
'The Indo-Chinese Empire', undated (c. 1884), labelled in Parkes' hand 'Colquhoun', and possibly by Archibald Ross Colquhoun, 4 folios, including blank (glued together).
Dates:
circa 1884
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Any person wishing to consult the collection must obtain written permission from Matheson and Co. Ltd. Applicants may submit their request an application form which is available from the Manuscripts Reading Room and via the University Library web pages at https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/files/jm_application_form_2024_02.pdf. They should state specifically on the form that they desire access to the Parkes Papers.