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[Fishes, Mauritius], 1917 - 1924

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011G/89

Scope and Contents

105 x 90 mm. Showing fish in a pool coming to be fed. Sir Geoffrey Archer records that when Bell became Governor of Mauritius in 1916: '... he built, at the bottom of Government House garden, an aquarium juting out into the sea. There he used to exercise an almost uncanny fascination for the deep-sea fish which, at a sign from him, would come swimming up to the surface to be tickled and fed.' (Archer 1963, p 44).

This aquarium, being on the seashore, is presumably the one built by Bell at Blue Bay, not Government House, and mentioned in his diary synopsis for September 23-24. Government House, Port Louis is not situated on the waterfront.

Dates

  • Creation: 1917 - 1924

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

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Language of Materials

English

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Good condition.

Related Materials

For similar photographs see Y3011G/90-94.

Bibliography

Archer, Sir Geoffrey (1963), 'Personal and historical memoirs of an East African administrator', London: Oliver and Boyd Limited.

General

SG.

Date information

DateText: The date is approximate..

Originator(s)

Unknown

Finding aid date

2003-06-06 14:13:45+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

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