Asia (continent)
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 16197 Collections and/or Records:
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Holy Trinity Cathedral, Rangoon, 1913
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3029F/1
Scope and Contents
110 x 122 mm. The building was completed in 1894; the tower and spire seen in this photograph were built in 1913 from a legacy by Bishop Strachan (died 1909).
Dates:
1913
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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Honan Road, Shanghai [1890s], 1890 - 1899
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30377C/18
Scope and Contents
273 x 202 mm. View looking along Honan Road, the street lined with Chinese commercial premises, and with banners with Chinese inscriptions hanging outside the shops and over the roadway. Honan Road ran north to south through the Central District of the city.
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).
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Hong Kew, 1908-11 - 1908
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 17/4010
Scope and Contents
Landscape format. [Distant view].
Dates:
1908-11 - 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).
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[Hong Kong], 1950
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y302K/133
Scope and Contents
130 x 80 mm. postcard.
Dates:
1950
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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Hong Kong, 1870 - 1900
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y302A/75
Scope and Contents
584 x 215 mm (two prints joined). Panoramic view from the Peak looking north over the city of Victoria, Victoria Harbour and towards Kowloon. In the right hand print, at the bottom, can be seen the Roman Catholic Cathedral, with the prison beyond.
Dates:
1870 - 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).
Sub-Series
Hong Kong, 1946 - 1986
Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011WW 3/2 HK
Scope and Contents
A series of photographs of Universities in Hong Kong.
Dates:
1946 - 1986
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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Hong Kong, 1908 - 1909
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011B(LS)/195
Scope and Contents
A view looking along Pedder Street in Victoria, with carts and rickshaws in the roadway. (source for the identification of the street: Klaus Liphard, contributor to Gwulo: Old Hong Kong).
Dates:
1908 - 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).
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Hong Kong, 1908 - 1915
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011B(LS)/196
Scope and Contents
A view along Ice House Lane, off Queen's Road, Victoria, with a row of sedan chairs parked at the right of the street. At the end of the lane can be seen the studio of Mee Cheung, a Chinese commercial photographer who advertises his premises in the 'Directory and Chronicle for China' (1901 ed) as being located at 'Top floor of Ice House'.
Dates:
1908 - 1915
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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Hong Kong, 1908 - 1915
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011B(LS)/197
Scope and Contents
A rather blurred view showing four Chinese carrying two sedan chairs.
Dates:
1908 - 1915
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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Hong Kong, 1908 - 1915
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011B(LS)/199
Scope and Contents
An unidentified street scene in Hong Kong with sedan chairs and pedestrians in the foreground. The shop signs include those of two photographers, Tai Woo and Hung Choung.
Dates:
1908 - 1915
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).
Sub-Series
Hong Kong, 1946 - 1991
Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011KKK/34-84
Scope and Contents
A series of photographs of universities in Hong Kong.
Dates:
1946 - 1991
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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Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank, 1909
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 19/4456
Scope and Contents
Half-plate. [No print]. Missing.
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).
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Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank, 1890 - 1899
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 1/95
Scope and Contents
260 x 208 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).
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Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank, 1909
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011B(LS)/171
Scope and Contents
A view showing the front façade of the bank, from Queen's Road, with a fountain in the foreground.
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).
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Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank, Singapore, 1890 - 1899
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 1/94
Scope and Contents
269 x 204 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).
File
Hong Kong as seen from the anchorage. Drawn by Lieutenant L.G. Heath of HMS Iris, 1846, 1847
File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 385/1
Scope and Contents
London: published according to Act of Parliament at the Hydrographic Office of the Admiralty, May 4th 1847
This is a three part black and white panorama, measuring 127 x 2310 mm. in total. The individual sheets are numbered 1696a-c.
Dates:
1847
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Stored in the RCS Plan Chest.
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Hong Kong as seen from the anchorage. Drawn by Lieutenant L.G. Heath of HMS Iris, 1846, 1991
File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 385/2
Scope and Contents
London: published according to Act of Parliament at the Hydrographic Office of the Admiralty, May 4th 1847
This is a three part colour reproduction, measuring 127 x 2310 mm. in total, pulled from the original Admiralty copper plates. It was published in 1991 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the cession of Hong Kong to the United Kingdom. The individual sheets are numbered 1696a-c.
Dates:
1991
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Stored in the RCS Plan Chest.
Fonds
'Hong Kong as seen from the anchorage'. Drawn by Lieutenant L.G. Heath of HMS Iris (1846)
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 385
Scope and Contents
London: published according to Act of Parliament at the Hydrographic Office of the Admiralty, May 4th 1847Commander (later Captain Sir Edward) Belcher of HMS Sulphur carried out a hydrographic survey of Hong Kong Island in 1841, and it was printed as Chart 1466 on 1 May 1843. Three engravings based upon Lieutenant L.G. Heath’s drawings were prepared by the Hydrographic Office to complement Belcher’s chart, and were published in 1847 as a three part panorama, measuring 127 x 2310 mm....
Dates:
1847 - 1991
Conditions Governing Access:
Stored in the RCS Plan Chest.
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Hong Kong - Canton [i.e. Chu] River, 1908 - 1915
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011B(LS)/203
Scope and Contents
A view showing a houseboat on the Chu River.
Dates:
1908 - 1915
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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Hong Kong - Canton [i.e. Chu] River, 1908 - 1915
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011B(LS)/204
Scope and Contents
A view showing a crowded settlement of warehouses and huts on the bank of the Chu River.
Dates:
1908 - 1915
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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Hong Kong - Canton [i.e. Chu] River, 1908 - 1915
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011B(LS)/205
Scope and Contents
A view along the river bank.
Dates:
1908 - 1915
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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Hong Kong - Canton [i.e. Chu] River, 1908 - 1915
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011B(LS)/207
Scope and Contents
A view showing three-masted junks on the Chu River, a good composition spoiled through lack of tonal contrast.
Dates:
1908 - 1915
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
Hong Kong - Canton [i.e. Chu] River, 1908 - 1915
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011B(LS)/208
Scope and Contents
A rear-view of a junk on the Chu River, with a village on the bank in the background.
Dates:
1908 - 1915
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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Hong Kong - Canton [i.e. Chu] River, 1908 - 1915
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011B(LS)/209
Scope and Contents
A murky view showing two junks, possibly transporting a large raft of timber down river.
Dates:
1908 - 1915
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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Hong Kong - Canton [i.e. Chu] River Boat, 1908 - 1915
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011B(LS)/210
Scope and Contents
A view showing a river boat of the Sun Ning Railway Co at a jetty on the Chu River.
Dates:
1908 - 1915
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).