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Effects of the cyclone, Port Louis, Mauritius, 1892

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30483A/1

Scope and Contents

236 x 171 mm. View looking across a section of Port Louis, showing ruined houses, trees stripped bare of leaves and debris littering the ground. This devastating cyclone took place on 29 April 1892.

Dates

  • Creation: 1892

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

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

Good condition apart from slight yellowing.

Bibliography

For a detailed account of the cyclone at Port Louis, see description by the Lieutenant Governor of Mauritius: H.E.H. Jerningham, 'Cyclone of April 29th in Mauritius', Blackwood's Magazine, Sept., 1892.

General

WS.

Finding aid date

2006-08-23 10:49:47+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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