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A view of Port Moresby from Mission Station, 1884

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3084A/2

Scope and Contents

1016 x 230 mm. A panoramic view composed of four joined photographs, cloth-backed. Taken from the hill behind Port Moresby, with villages and boats in the foreground. Anchored in the bay, behind the island, is H.M.S. Nelson. Mr Goldie's store is at the extreme left, above the village; at right is Ethel Island, with Elizabeth Islands behind and Mourilyan Island at the right background. Paga Point is seen in the centre background.

Dates

  • Creation: 1884

Creator

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

Fair condition, apart from some fading in from edges, and at folds.

Existence and Location of Copies

http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/1411

Finding aid date

2011-02-02 10:37:27+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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