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Perestrello, Jordao da Luz, fl. 1900-1909 (photographer)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: fl. 1900 - 1909

Biography

Jordao da Lux Perestrello was a commercial photographer based in the Canary Islands in the 1900s. He had studios at Las Palmas and Santa Cruz de Tenerife. He was possibly a relative of M.O. Perestrello.

Sources:

Typescript copy of 'Index to Photographers'.

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

 Item

[Canary Island women], 1900

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304A/323
Scope and Contents

218 x 164 mm. A view showing a group of Canary Island women with baskets on their heads containing small milk churns, posed for the photographer. Photograph by Jordao da Lux Perestrello (sic).

Dates: 1900
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).
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[Canary Islanders in National Costume], 1900

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304A/320
Scope and Contents

173 x 220 mm. A view showing a man and a woman in national costume standing in the doorway of a house. Photographer unknown, but probably Jordaco du Lux Perestrello (sic).

Dates: 1900
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).
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[? Las Palmas (de Gran Canaria) from inland], 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304A/324
Scope and Contents

217 x 169 mm. A view looking down over terraced fields towards the town and harbour. Photograph by Jordao da Lux Perestrello (sic).

Dates: 1900
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).
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[Panoramic view of ?Las Palmas de Gran Canaria], 1900

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304A/325
Scope and Contents

258 x 171 mm. Two prints joined. A view looking down onto the harbour and town with terraced fields running down to the sea shore in the foreground. Photograph by Jordao Perestrello.

Dates: 1900
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).
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[? Pico de Teide, Tenerife], 1900

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304A/321
Scope and Contents

227 x 171 mm. A view looking up over the houses of a village towards a snow covered peak, probably the Pico de Teide in the centre of the island. Photograph by Jordao de Lux Perestrello (sic).

Dates: 1900
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).
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[? Santa Cruz Harbour, Tenerife], 1900

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304A/322
Scope and Contents

220 x 169 mm. A view looking along a wharf towards the harbour and distant mountains. The wharf itself is a scene of busy activity with winches in operation and unloaded sacks piled on the quayside. Photograph by Jordao da Lux Perestrello (sic).

Dates: 1900
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).

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Gran Canaria (island) 2
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (inhabited place) 2
Palmas, Las (province) 2
Santa Cruz de Tenerife (province) 2
Tenerife (island) 2