Asia (continent)
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 16197 Collections and/or Records:
Item
Customs House, Shanghai [1890s], 1890 - 1899
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30377C/23
Scope and Contents
269 x 210 mm. Printed from a cracked plate. View of the main façade of the Customs House on the Shanghai Bund. A red brick building, with details in ‘Tudor’ style, the Customs House consists of a central block with a square clock tower rising above the main entrance, flanked by two projecting wings terminating with gables. The building was completed in 1893.
Dates:
1890 - 1899
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).
File
Customs Preventive Service, 1955 - 1957
File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 103/1/8
Scope and Contents
1. 'The Preventive Service' (18 sheets). A guide describing the responsibilities, duties and administration of the Customs Service for newly appointed officers by C.C. Gutteridge.
2. 'The Preventive Service: North Region' (19 sheets). Report of the activities of the service in the states of Perlis, Kedah, Perak and Pinang from Oct. 1955 to Aug. 1957 by C.C. Gutteridge.
Dates:
1955 - 1957
Conditions Governing Access:
For conservation reasons, this file must be viewed on microfilm reel 8223C.
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Cutch works, Sandakan, 1909
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 19/4412
Scope and Contents
Quarter-plate (landscape format). The Bakau Co Ltd: turns out about 80 tons per month: exported to England, France Germany, Holland, U.S.A. The best cutch is obtained from the Tungah tree. Tungah tree gives 61-63% of tannin absorbable by hide. [Showing forest behind and a tram-lines leading from the works along ? pier].
Dates:
1909
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).
Fonds
Cuthbert Christy Album of India 1899-1901
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3022V
Scope and Contents
Album containing photographs of various sizes together with three loose prints. From internal evidence it was compiled by Dr Cuthbert Christy, but was not with his papers and photographs received from the Royal African Society in 1972. The photographs in this collection are chiefly of two types, large albumen or collodio-chloride prints and small (?) collodio-chloride prints which are generally inferior in subject and quality. Some of the larger ones are clearly professional work; others...
Dates:
1899 - 1901
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).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Cutting the [sugar] cane, 1919
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y302L/45
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
This is a private album, measuring 260 x 230 mm, containing photographs of various formats taken by an amateur, supplemented by landscapes bought from commercial studios. Most images are captioned in white ink and captions have been recorded as found. They may include language which is offensive, inaccurate or inappropriate. The captions have been retained to reflect the context of the collection's creation. A number of photographs are missing, although their captions remain. The...
Dates:
1919
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).
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Cutting up and examining of barren pods, 1880 - 1920
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y303E/33
Scope and Contents
279 x 211 mm. Showing workers sorting and discarding barren cocoa pods.
Dates:
1880 - 1920
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).
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Cycas circinalis [Ceylon sago], dotted about on hillside, Teldenia, 1890 - 1899
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y303E/131
Scope and Contents
156 x 109 mm.
Dates:
1890 - 1899
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).
Item
[Cycle-rickshaw, Kota Baharu, Kelantan, ? 1950s], 1950 - 1959
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 18/73
Scope and Contents
209 x 256 mm. Showing two Malay women being driven home from market in a cycle-rickshaw.
Dates:
1950 - 1959
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).
Item
Cycling under difficulties, 1913-12
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 13/4
Scope and Contents
139 x 80 mm. Showing a Chinese man cycling along a flooded street.
Dates:
1913-12
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).
Item
Cynometra inaequifolia, 1937
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3031M/406
Scope and Contents
The caption continues 'about ten miles inland from K. Trengganu (i.e. Kuala Terengganu).'
Dates:
1937
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).
Item
[Cypriot. Four statuettes], 1900
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3018F/25
Scope and Contents
214 x 161 mm. A studio photograph of four figures, carved in (?) Cypriot style.
Dates:
1900
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).
Item
[Cypriot style. Three heads], 1900
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3018F/4
Scope and Contents
211 x 149 mm. A studio photograph of three stone heads carved in the Cypriot style.
Dates:
1900
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).
Item
[Cypriot. Two statues], 1900
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3018F/2
Scope and Contents
161 x 208 mm. A studio photograph of two statues of men, carved in the (?) Cypriot style.
Dates:
1900
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).
Item
[Cypriot. Various sculptures], 1900
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3018F/3
Scope and Contents
163 x 212 mm. A studio photograph showing a sculpture of three soldiers with shields (top half missing) and various small carvings in the Cypriot style.
Dates:
1900
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).
Item
Cypriote peasants, 1878
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3018A/11
Scope and Contents
157 x 115 mm. Woodburytype. A view showing two Cypriot men seated in a courtyard: 'The two men represented in this picture were selected at random from a throng of peasants, such as may be seen any day in the streets of Larnaca. The man on the right, standing erect in his native attire, was a powerful and picturesque specimen of his race ... He was a native of an inland village, and had been down to Larnaca with produce. He had a fine, open, expressive countenance, and nothing would...
Dates:
1878
Conditions Governing Access:
From the File:
The volume is located at: RCS.Cob.18.121.
Sub-Fonds
Cyprus, 1961
Sub-Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Marnham JJ
Scope and Contents
The first 33 slides in the collection are Ektachromes numbered 501-533 by Marnham. They relate to a a very small area of the island, Kyrenia on the north coast, St Hilarion Castle on the heights behind the town, and Bellapais about 3 miles along the coast. In addition there are 5 Ektachromes of Curium on the south-west coast. These are stamped Sep [19]61 and arranged by processing number.
Dates:
1961
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).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
/
Marnham collection
Item
Cyprus, 1908
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 8/1114
Scope and Contents
Quarter-plate (landscape format). Cape Gatto, approaching Limassol.
Dates:
1908
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).
Item
Cyprus [1584], 1881
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3018C/1
Scope and Contents
296 x 221 mm. A photographic copy of a map of Cyprus, 'Insula Iaeta chons, blandorum et mater amorum'.
Dates:
1881
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).
File
Cyprus Antiquities, 1881
File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3018C
Scope and Contents
An album containing mounted permanent prints of various sizes, all uncaptioned, by an unknown photographer. The album also contains 40 pages of letterpress pasted on the left-hand pages which contain short articles on various aspects of Cypriot archaeology and letters solicited by Cesnola praising the exhibition of the artefacts. The front free endpaper has a hand-written inscription in Italian from Alexander Di Cesnola to Edwardo De Martino, dated April 29 1881. The title-page in full...
Dates:
1881
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).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
/
Cobham Collection
Item
Cyprus beggars, 1900
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCS.Cob.P.18.155/16
Scope and Contents
From the File:
An album containing postcard views of Cyprus. The postcards are by a variety of photographers and publishers.
Dates:
1900
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).
Item
Cyprus, Blaeu, Amsterdam, cir. 1660, 1900
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCS.Cob.P.18.155/23
Scope and Contents
From the File:
An album containing postcard views of Cyprus. The postcards are by a variety of photographers and publishers.
Dates:
1900
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).
Item
[Cyprus grapes], 1965
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3018H/22
Scope and Contents
211 x 172 mm. Showing two children standing beneath a grape vine. The caption on the reverse of the photograph reads: 'Enjoy the most delicious, over the world, Cyprus table grapes'.
Dates:
1965
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).
Item
Cyprus Mosaics, 1965
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3018H/16
Scope and Contents
172 x 170 mm. The caption on the reverse of the photograph reads: 'A fifth century Personification of Ktisis (creation) in the form of a curl-haired maiden holding a foot-measure, discovered at Curium. It explains the tendency of the Island's artists, towards the high standards of Hellenistic tradition'.
Dates:
1965
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).
Item
Cyprus-Museum, Nicosia, Cyprus, 1900
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCS.Cob.P.18.155/107
Scope and Contents
From the File:
An album containing postcard views of Cyprus. The postcards are by a variety of photographers and publishers.
Dates:
1900
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).
Item
Cyprus Native Mounted police, 1908
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 8/1197
Scope and Contents
Quarter-plate. Riding through the Bazaar, Nicosia.
Dates:
1908
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).