Martinique Female Type, 1880 - 1889
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y307A/69
Scope and Contents
A head and shoulders portrait of a Martiniquan woman wearing the traditional ‘doullette’ and ‘madras’. 129 x 170 mm oval print. The image was used as the frontispiece to Lafcadio Hearn’s ‘Two years in the French West Indies’ (1902).
Dates
- Creation: 1880 - 1889
Conditions Governing Access
From the Fonds:
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Language of Materials
English
Date information
DateText: The date is approximate..
Finding aid date
2012-09-06 09:45:07+00:00
Includes index.
Repository Details
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Cambridge CB3 9DR United Kingdom
Map Dept enquiries: maps@lib.cam.ac.uk
all other enquiries: mss@lib.cam.ac.uk