Asia (continent)
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 16197 Collections and/or Records:
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Starting for Manoevures with Ld (i.e. Lord Kitchner)
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/QM 6/93
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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Starting for old Fort Gwalior
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/QM 6/201
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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State dinner, 1 Jan. 1906, 1905
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 89/35/2/11
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
A collection of programmes, invitations, menus, photographs and other material issued in connection with the Royal Visit to India during 1905-1906.
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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State Elephant, 1905-11
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/QM 13/20
Scope and Contents
From the File:
Contains photographs, 290 x 215 mm., mounted on card in a black leather-bound album with 'Views of Udaipur' and the Udaipur arms on the cover. The photographs have hand-written captions. Subjects comprise a portrait of the Maharana of Udaipur and architectural views in the state.
Dates:
1905-11
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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State Elephants, 1905-12
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/QM 17/2
Scope and Contents
From the File:
Contains prints, 290 x 235 mm (mounted on card) with printed captions are in a black leather bound album with 'Royal Visit to Gwalior, December 1905' on the cover; the Prince of Wales Feathers, the Arms of Gwalior and the Maharaja's signature 'M. Scindia Gwalior 1905' in metal are attached to the front cover.
Dates:
1905-12
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).
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State Elephants with trappings, 1905
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/QM 15/15
Scope and Contents
140 x 100 mm (approximately).
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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State of the Annual Seasons in Bangkok, 1830 - 1839
File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 65/7/11
Scope and Contents
Notes on the tides at the head of the Gulf of Siam and in the river leading up to Bangkok (not by Burney). 2 pages.
Dates:
1830 - 1839
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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State of the East Indies Squadron, 1905
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 89/35/1/2
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
A collection of programmes, invitations, menus, photographs and other material issued in connection with the Royal Visit to India during 1905-1906.
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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State of the Prince of Wales' Own Sappers & Miners, 1906
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 89/35/3/20
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
A collection of programmes, invitations, menus, photographs and other material issued in connection with the Royal Visit to India during 1905-1906.
Dates:
1906
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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State Officials mounted on elephants, 1905-12
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/QM 17/5
Scope and Contents
From the File:
Contains prints, 290 x 235 mm (mounted on card) with printed captions are in a black leather bound album with 'Royal Visit to Gwalior, December 1905' on the cover; the Prince of Wales Feathers, the Arms of Gwalior and the Maharaja's signature 'M. Scindia Gwalior 1905' in metal are attached to the front cover.
Dates:
1905-12
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).
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State Secretariat Building, Kuching, Sarawak, 1960s, 1960 - 1969
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 18/124
Scope and Contents
108 x 157 mm. General view of the multi-storied modern Secretariat building.
Dates:
1960 - 1969
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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State Silver Coach, 1937-11
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 20/2/14/90
Scope and Contents
152 x 112 mm.
Dates:
1937-11
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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State Visit of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II to Malaysia, February 1972, 1972-02
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3031B/3
Scope and Contents
241 x 190 mm. Showing the Queen being greeted by Tuanku Abdul Halim and Tuanku Bahiyah on her arrival at Port Kelang at the start of the 1972 State Visit.
Dates:
1972-02
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
[State visit to Malaysia of H.E. Carlos P. Garcia, President of the Philippines, and Madam Garcia. 8-11 February 1961], 1961-02-08 - 1961-02-11
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3031K/198-217
Scope and Contents
A series of photographs of the visit.
Dates:
1961-02-08 - 1961-02-11
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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Statement of teak and timbers, rice and paddy, exported from Moulmain, dated 14 Sept 1832, 1832-09-14
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 65/4/25
Scope and Contents
4 pages.
Dates:
1832-09-14
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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Statement regarding Mergui, 1820 - 1830
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 65/4/17
Scope and Contents
14 pages
Dates:
1820 - 1830
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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Statement showing the nature and value of the trade between Moulmein and the Burmese and Siamese Shan States, and Lower Siam, 1827 - 1838
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 65/9/16
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Archives created by the British soldier and diplomat Henry Burney relating to his service in Burma [Myanmar] and Siam [Thailand]. The cataloguing of the collection has occurred in several stages. In 1921, the RCI Librarian Evans Lewin listed the main English language material in four series, assigning each a letter, A to D. In 1958, Dr D.K. Wyatt examined the Siamese material, including some as yet uncatalogued European material. He listed it in three sections, with the letters E, F, and...
Dates:
1827 - 1838
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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Station Master, Tapah Road, Perak, 1904 - 1910
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 12/104
Scope and Contents
Showing the Chinese Station Master standing in a white uniform on the platform, with a train in the background.
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).
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Station, Sara, N.B.S.R., 1870 - 1879
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3022S/45
Scope and Contents
242 x 144 mm. View of the track and station (largely obscured by a train on the line) in the town of Sara.
Dates:
1870 - 1879
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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[Statue], 1870 - 1927
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/Y3029M/41
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
This collection is mostly of albumen prints of photographs taken in Burma [Myanmar] in the later nineteenth century. Many are captioned and the captions have been used as titles and have been recorded as found. Titles supplied by the cataloguer are enclosed in square brackets. Many photographs have been identified as the work of Felix Beato. All of these photographs belonged to Rodway Swinhoe (1863-1927), who may have bought them after the closure of Beato's emporium in Mandalay c.1906. On...
Dates:
1870 - 1927
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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[Statue at Shali], 1931
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 20/2/10/55
Scope and Contents
54 x 78 mm.
Dates:
1931
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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[Statue of an archer], 1900
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3018F/22
Scope and Contents
162 x 211 mm. A studio photograph of an archer (lacking head and arms) carved in archaic 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).
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Statue of Aphrodite in the Cyprus Museum Nicosia, 1965
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3018H/18
Scope and Contents
172 x 129 mm. The caption on the reverse of the photograph reads: 'Cyprus is believed to be the acknowledged birthplace of the Greek Goddess of Love and as such is recorded in Homer. A temple of the Goddess exists at Paphos and the beautiful locality Fontana Amorosa believed to be the goddess's bathing place'.
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).
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[Statue of Buddha], 1885 - 1893
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/Y3029M/222
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
This collection is mostly of albumen prints of photographs taken in Burma [Myanmar] in the later nineteenth century. Many are captioned and the captions have been used as titles and have been recorded as found. Titles supplied by the cataloguer are enclosed in square brackets. Many photographs have been identified as the work of Felix Beato. All of these photographs belonged to Rodway Swinhoe (1863-1927), who may have bought them after the closure of Beato's emporium in Mandalay c.1906. On...
Dates:
1885 - 1893
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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Statue of H.M. King George VI for Hong Kong, 1946-12-11
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011U/528
Scope and Contents
View of the full-length statue of King George VI. The typewritten caption on the reverse reads 'Commissioned in 1939 to be erected to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the colony, but, owing to the war it was not completed in bronze until September, 1946'.
Dates:
1946-12-11
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).