Guillemard, Francis Henry Hill, 1852-1933 (traveller, writer and naturalist)

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Dates

Existence: 1852 - 1933

Biography

Francis Henry Hill Guillemard (1852-1933), traveller, writer and naturalist, was born at Eltham, Kent, on 12 September 1852. He was educated privately and at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge (B.A., 1874; M.D., 1881). He travelled widely, visiting Lapland, the Southern African interior, Maderia and the Canaries, South-East Asia and throughout Europe. He was present at the first Boer War, 1881, and also made visits to Cyprus, founding the Cyprus Exploration Fund. He was elected University Reader in Geography, Cambridge, in 1888, and served as Geographical Editor of the Cambridge University Press. His published works include 'The Life of Ferdinand Magellan and the First Circumnavigation of the Globe, 1480-1521' (London, 1890). He died on 23 December 1933.

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Fonds

F.H.H. Guillemard: Photographs

Fonds

Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.7957

Scope and Contents The collection is comprised of twelve large numbered green box-files of monochrome photographs (the majority mounted on boards) of Japan and the Pacific islands. Around eighty percent of the photographs were taken during the voyage of the 'Marchesa'; the remainder probably date from the late 1870s, including photographs purchased by Guillemard, which include many of the smaller images in the collection. The name of Dr Guillemard and the place are recorded on the outside of the boxes. Pasted...

Dates: c. 1875-1886

Conditions Governing Access: 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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