R. Elsy Collection on India and Ceylon [i.e. Sri Lanka]
Scope and Contents
An album of albumen prints by John Edward Sache, Thomas A. Rust, Nicholas and Co., and W.L.H. Skeen and Co. It was compiled by R. Elsy apparently during a tour in the 1880s through India and Ceylon. It includes pictures of Bombay, Delhi, Agra, Cawnpore, Lucknow, Allahabad, Benares, Calcutta, Madras, Bangalore and Ceylon. The prints' pencil captions have been used as titles; titles composed by the cataloguer have been enclosed in square brackets.
Dates
- Creation: 1870 - 1889
Creator
- Elsy, R, fl1880 - 1889 (Person)
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) (136 images in 1 album)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
The album has been rebound, but although the prints are generally in good condition the pages are brittle.
Existence and Location of Copies
This collection is available on microfiche: South Asia, fiche number 28-32.
General
This description was entered by WS and MJC based upon information in the original typescript catalogue.
Geographic
- Date
- 2004-03-05 16:45:05+00:00
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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