[Scrubland with snow-covered mountains in background], 1870 - 1929
Scope and Contents
A collection including scenes from Ascension, Canary Islands, Madeira, Egypt, Brazil, New Zealand, Japan, Senegambia, Sierra Leone, the U.K., Gibraltar and Norway. The arrangement is a random one, but is seems likely that the left-hand photographs, one of Norway, the remainder definitely or probably New Zealand, were inserted later than those on the right. 108-113 are loose prints. The following is a list of the locations:
New Zealand: 1, 12, 14, 16, 18
Possibly New Zealand: 3, 7, 9, 21, 23, 25, 27, 30, 40, 42
Gibraltar: 92
Canary Islands: 4, 6, 11, 64
Madeira: 5, 47-50, 53-54, 56-57, 59-60, 73
Ascension: 8, 10, 24, 26, 31-34, 72, 76, 98-99
Sierra Leone: 43-45, 78-82, 84-89, 91, 93, 105
French West Africa: 83, 100-104, 106-107
Gambia: 94-95
Egypt: 2, 39, 41
United Kingdom: 58, 65-68, 70-71, 74-75, 77, 96-97, 108
France (?): 69
Norway: 46
Brazil: 19-20, 22, 35-38, 51-52, 55, 61-63, 90
Japan: 17
Miscellaneous: 13, 15, 28, 29, 109-113.
Dates
- Creation: 1870 - 1929
Conditions Governing Access
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).
Language of Materials
English
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Fair condition.
General
SG.
Date information
DateText: The date is approximate..
Finding aid date
2003-05-06 11:26:20+00:00
Geographic
Repository Details
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