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Big forest elephant (tusks weighing 89 and 94 lbs), Ituri Forest, 1913, 1913

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304A/198

Scope and Contents

101 x 81 mm. A view showing the head and tusks of an elephant shot by Christy.

Dates

  • 1913

Creator

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Language of Materials

English

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Good condition.

Existence and Location of Copies

Y304A/196-198 are prints of the same photograph.

Bibliography

This appears as Figure 50 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 132.

General

SG.

Originator(s)

Christy, Cuthbert, 1863-1932

Finding aid date

2004-01-16 09:39:08+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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