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Encampment Ground, Loftus Heights, 1888

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086H/11

Scope and Contents

275 x 220 mm. A view of high, cleared ground, with wooden houses in the distance and some tents nearer the camera. With two figures and a pony and cart. From the album introduction;

'Part of the high lands have been cleared of the dead timber and undergrowth and all but the most ornamental trees, and a large open space afforded, whereon military encampments and reviews can be held. About 600 acres of the cleared lands have been sown with English grasses'.

Dates

  • Creation: 1888

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, fading in from edges, and slight overall fading.

General

SG.

Finding aid date

2003-07-22 15:12:12+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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