Asia (continent)
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 16197 Collections and/or Records:
File
'Japan's uneasy hold on Malaya', 1942-11-07 - 1943-01-23
File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 103/12/33
Scope and Contents
This is the cutting of a newspaper article from the 'Daily Telegraph', 7 Nov. 1942, accompanied by a letter from the Secretary of British Malaya, suggesting that its source, Harry Knight, might be contacted to help identify people who went missing following the Japanese invasion. The file also contains a note about the continued publication of Malayan newspapers under the Japanese (3 sheets).
Dates:
1942-11-07 - 1943-01-23
Conditions Governing Access:
For conservation reasons, this collection must be read on Cambridge Digital Library.
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Jasmine Tower. Agra Fort
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/QM 6/151
Scope and Contents
From the File:
Contains prints varying in size from approximately 50 x 80 mm to 290 x 249 mm. Captions are handwritten by the Prince of Wales. This records the visit to India of the Prince of Wales (later King George V) and Princess Mary. The front cover is embossed with India 1905-6. Locations depicted include Bombay, Indore, Udaipur, Jaipur, Bikaner, Gajner, Lahore, Peshawar, Rawalpindi, Delhi, Agra, Gwalior, Lucknow, Calcutta, Burma, Madras, Hyderabad and Mysore. There are prints of the arrival of...
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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Jaswant Singh, Raja Sir (1864-1919), 1911
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3022O/63
Scope and Contents
114 x 173 mm. Raja of Sailana 1895-1919. Full length seated portrait.
Dates:
1911
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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Jauhari Bazaar, 1905
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/QM 14/3
Scope and Contents
From the File:
This album has a printed title page 'Souvenir of Jaipur' with the printer given as 'Ajmer: Scottish Mission Industries Company Ltd.' There is a 10-page printed introduction followed by a collection of excellent photographs of scenes and architectural features in Jaipur. Each page of letterpress and photographs has a decorative border, the album is bound in a lavishly tooled and inlaid vellum cover, and kept in a box. Unless otherwise indicated, the prints are approximately 220 x 210...
Dates:
1905
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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Jauhari Bazaar, 1905
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/QM 14/4
Scope and Contents
From the File:
This album has a printed title page 'Souvenir of Jaipur' with the printer given as 'Ajmer: Scottish Mission Industries Company Ltd.' There is a 10-page printed introduction followed by a collection of excellent photographs of scenes and architectural features in Jaipur. Each page of letterpress and photographs has a decorative border, the album is bound in a lavishly tooled and inlaid vellum cover, and kept in a box. Unless otherwise indicated, the prints are approximately 220 x 210...
Dates:
1905
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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Jauhari bazaar, 1905
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/QM 14/46
Scope and Contents
From the File:
This album has a printed title page 'Souvenir of Jaipur' with the printer given as 'Ajmer: Scottish Mission Industries Company Ltd.' There is a 10-page printed introduction followed by a collection of excellent photographs of scenes and architectural features in Jaipur. Each page of letterpress and photographs has a decorative border, the album is bound in a lavishly tooled and inlaid vellum cover, and kept in a box. Unless otherwise indicated, the prints are approximately 220 x 210...
Dates:
1905
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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Jauhari Bazaar, 1905
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/QM 14/47
Scope and Contents
From the File:
This album has a printed title page 'Souvenir of Jaipur' with the printer given as 'Ajmer: Scottish Mission Industries Company Ltd.' There is a 10-page printed introduction followed by a collection of excellent photographs of scenes and architectural features in Jaipur. Each page of letterpress and photographs has a decorative border, the album is bound in a lavishly tooled and inlaid vellum cover, and kept in a box. Unless otherwise indicated, the prints are approximately 220 x 210...
Dates:
1905
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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Java, 1919 - 1920
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y302L/172
Scope and Contents
View of a mountain and crater.
Dates:
1919 - 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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Java. Batavia [i.e. Jawa. Jakarta], 1910 - 1915
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011B(LS)/251
Scope and Contents
A view showing two Javanese walking beside one of the many canals that criss-cross Jakarta.
Dates:
1910 - 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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Java. Batavia Roads [i.e. Jawa. Jakarta Roads], 1910 - 1915
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011B(LS)/250
Scope and Contents
A view showing ships at anchor in the Jakarta roadstead, with harbour wharves on either side.
Dates:
1910 - 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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Java - Bromo [i.e. Jawa - Gunung Bromo], 1910 - 1915
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011B(LS)/260
Scope and Contents
A view showing the sand sea and the volcanic craters of Gunung Bromo in E Jawa. The print, a copy of a gravure reproduction, is marked with a route in ink. There is also a scribbled note in ink (illegible) beneath the mount.
Dates:
1910 - 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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Java - Bromo [i.e. Jawa - Gunung Bromo], Sand Sea, 1910 - 1915
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011B(LS)/261
Scope and Contents
A copy of a half-tone print showing two riders on a stretch of sand in the foreground with the crater of Gunung Bromo beyond. The original photograph is in a letter-press beneath the slide.
Dates:
1910 - 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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Java [i.e. Jawa], 1910 - 1915
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011B(LS)/259
Scope and Contents
A portrait of two Javanese women, one seated and one standing, posed against a cloth backdrop.
Dates:
1910 - 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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Java [i.e. Jawa] and its people. Buitenzorg [i.e. Bogor]. A street, 1910 - 1915
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011B(LS)/258
Scope and Contents
A view showing a side street in Bogor (formerly known as Buitenzorg) with single storey dwellings on either side of the street. With a merchant's stall outside a house on the right foreground. Situated 30 miles south of Jakarta, Bogor was primarily famous for its botanical gardens, laid out in 1817. The Governor-General of the (then) Dutch East Indies also had a palace in the town.
Dates:
1910 - 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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Java [i.e. Jawa] - H[otel der] Nederlanden, 1910 - 1915
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011B(LS)/252
Scope and Contents
A view showing a courtyard and part of the hotel premises: 'The Hotel der Nederlanden, established since 1840, is another of the leading hotels in Jakarta. Centrally situated, fronting Rijswijk, it possesses every convenience calculated to ensure the comfort of visitors. Large airy rooms, lighted by electricity, an excellent cuisine, and a well-trained staff of Javanese servants, together with a courteous management combine to make this hotel a most comfortable place to stay at. Large...
Dates:
1910 - 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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Java [i.e. Jawa] - H[otel der] Nederlanden, Batavia [i.e. Jakarta], 1910 - 1915
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011B(LS)/253
Scope and Contents
A view showing the street and part of the hotel premises.
Dates:
1910 - 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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Java [i.e. Jawa] - H[otel der] Nederlanden, Batavia [i.e. Jakarta], 1910 - 1915
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011B(LS)/254
Scope and Contents
A view along the street with the hotel on the right.
Dates:
1910 - 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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Java [i.e. Jawa] - H[otel der] Nederlanden, Batavia [i.e. Jakarta], 1910 - 1915
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011B(LS)/255
Scope and Contents
A view from the street looking towards the balconied frontage of this small hotel.
Dates:
1910 - 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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Java [i.e. Jawa] - H[otel der] Nederlanden, Batavia [i.e. Jakarta], 1910 - 1915
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011B(LS)/256
Scope and Contents
A view showing the roadway with the hotel premises on the right.
Dates:
1910 - 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).
Series
Java Rice Field, 1919
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y302L/26-27
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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Java Street, Kuala Lumpur, 1882-1883, 1882 - 1883
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 4/7
Scope and Contents
264 x 207 mm (mounted on card). A view looking across Java Street towards the verandahed commercial premises of Chinese traders. Beyond these substantial stone buildings with tiled roofs are more modest atap houses. These more modern buildings are probably seen here soon after completion: one of the first orders promulgated by Swettenham on his arrival as Resident in 1882 was that all houses should be rebuilt with corrugated iron roofs. This order never came into effect, but in 1884 a...
Dates:
1882 - 1883
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
Javahir Singh, Maharaja (1888-), 1911
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3022O/128
Scope and Contents
123 x 170 mm. Chief of Sarangarh; succeeded 1889; ruled 1909-. Full length standing portrait.
Dates:
1911
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
Javanese beauty, 1907
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 17/135
Scope and Contents
59 x 88 mm. Half length portrait.
Dates:
1907
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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Javendra Singh, Maharaja Sir (1893-), 1911
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3022O/60
Scope and Contents
123 x 175 mm. Maharaja of Panna; succeeded 1902; ruled 1915-. Full length portrait.
Dates:
1911
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
J.B. Scrivenor collection circa 1904-circa 1910, 1904 - 1910
File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 12
Scope and Contents
Contains gravure prints (probably selected from a larger series). The majority have captions in pencil on the reverse, which have been recorded as found, and may include language which is offensive, inaccurate or inappropriate. They have been retained to reflect the context of the collection's creation. Captions for untitled prints composed for this catalogue, and other interpolations are enclosed in square brackets. The views mainly show scenes in Selangor, Perak and Pahang, with a...
Dates:
1904 - 1910
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).