Brittain, Arthur, fl. 1892 (clergyman)

Person

Staff Only

Dates

Existence: fl. 1892

Biography

Revd. Arthur Brittain served in the Melanesian Mission in the 1890s. He took some of the photographs in the album Y309A.

Sources: Typescript copy of 'Index to Photographers'.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Item

Round houses of natives at Timotu, Santa Cruz (mentioned by the Spaniards in the 16th century), 1892

Item

Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y309A/25

Scope and Contents

202 x 145 mm. A view showing the round palm-thatch houses, with people standing outside. A photograph taken at Graciosa Bay, where the Spaniards under Mendana attempted to found a colony in 1597.

Dates: 1892

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Found in: Cambridge University Library / Views in Melanesia

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