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Kuala Lumpur, circa 1882, 1882

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 4/4

Scope and Contents

266 x 207 mm (mounted on card). A view looking towards a street of atap houses facing onto an area of open ground. This photograph also shows part of the area which was later the site of the Government Offices and cricket ground.

Dates

  • Creation: 1882

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

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Language of Materials

English

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Good condition, apart from slight fading.

Bibliography

A reproduction of this print was used in: Swettenham, Sir, Frank (1907), British Malaya an account of the origin and progress of British influence in Malaya, London : John Lane, The Bodley Head, p. 265.

General

PJ.

Date information

DateText: Swettenham (1907) dates this photograph as 1884.

Originator(s)

G R Lambert and Co

Finding aid date

2002-05-16 16:39:19+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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