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Madras

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/QM 6/295

Scope and Contents

From the File:

Contains prints varying in size from approximately 50 x 80 mm to 290 x 249 mm. Captions are handwritten by the Prince of Wales. This records the visit to India of the Prince of Wales (later King George V) and Princess Mary. The front cover is embossed with India 1905-6. Locations depicted include Bombay, Indore, Udaipur, Jaipur, Bikaner, Gajner, Lahore, Peshawar, Rawalpindi, Delhi, Agra, Gwalior, Lucknow, Calcutta, Burma, Madras, Hyderabad and Mysore. There are prints of the arrival of the royal party on HMS Renown, ceremonies and parades, architectural views, various dignitaries including the Maharajas of Gwalior and Idar, tiger hunts, elephants at work, peoples of Burma and scenes on the Irrawaddy River. Photographers unknown except where indicated on the prints.

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).

Biographical / Historical

Photographer unknown.

Language of Materials

English

General

GD.

Originator(s)

Unknown

Finding aid date

2002-07-01 15:02:00+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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