Christy, Cuthbert, 1863 - 1932 (explorer and zoologist)
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
File
Highland canoe trip, 1889-07-31 - 1889
File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 124/1/1
Scope and Contents
Incomplete diary (circa twenty leaves) of a canoe journey from an unspecified point of origin (possibly Edinburgh), taking in Linlithgow, Falkirk, Dumbarton, and Balloch among other places. The final entry describes a visit to Arrochar. The diary contains some ornithological observations.
Dates:
1889-07-31 - 1889
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Item
Lauriston Nunnery and Edinburgh Castle from Wright's Window in Lauriston Gardens, May 31/92, 1892-05
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304A/372
Scope and Contents
96 x 73 mm. A photograph taken by Christy in the year of his graduation from Edinburgh University. The photograph was taken at f8 with an exposure of 1 second.
Dates:
1892-05
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).