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Big bush elephant shot at Lado Enclave, Mongalla, 1915, 1915

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304A/179

Scope and Contents

99 x 74 mm. A view showing Christy writing up his journal seated on the corpse of a bush elephant with tusks weighing 114 and 116 lbs. He records that he was injured by a tree uprooted by this animal in the Wele district.

Dates

  • Creation: 1915

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

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Language of Materials

English

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Good condition.

Existence and Location of Copies

Y304A/178-180 are prints of the same photograph.

Bibliography

This appears as Figure 41 in: Christy, Cuthbert (1924). Big game and Pygmies: experiences of a naturalist in Central African forests in quest of the Okapi, London: Macmillan, facing page 84.

General

SG.

Originator(s)

Christy, Cuthbert, 1863-1932

Finding aid date

2004-01-15 15:00:25+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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