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Egypt, Burma [i.e. Myanmar] and Borneo

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y302B

Scope and Contents

An album containing albumen prints (with three others loose). The prints are of various sizes and by various photographers. A number of the images are captioned, although some of these are hard to read. Captions enclosed in square brackets have been composed by the cataloguer.

Dates

  • Creation: 1880 - 1889

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).

Extent

1 album(s) (62 images in 1 album)

Language of Materials

English

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

This album has been rebound, but the pages are very brittle and broken at some points. The prints are generally in good condition, but some are faded.

Existence and Location of Copies

This collection is available on microfiche: Asia, fiche numbers 7-9.

Related Materials

This volume forms part of a group of albums containing images from many parts of the world. The others in the group can be found at Y3022U, Y30377A, Y3039A, Y305D and Y307A. They appear to be the collection of a widely travelled individual, but nothing definite is known about their origin.

General

This collection level description was entered by KS using information from the original typescript catalogue.

Date information

DateText: The photographs were probably taken in the 1880s..

Originator(s)

Various

Includes index.
Date
2003-09-19 14:48:18+00:00
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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