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Mauritius (nation)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 297 Collections and/or Records:

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[Guard of Honour, Government House, Port Louis, (?18 May 1916)], 1916-05

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011J/37
Scope and Contents

130 x 78 mm. Showing troops drawn up outside Government House, probably on Bell's arrival as Governor.

Dates: 1916-05
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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Henry Morcom, 1922 - 1923

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011K/150
Scope and Contents

65 x 110 mm. In July 1922, HHB agreed 'to be God Father to Sylvia Morcom's baby Henry'.

Dates: 1922 - 1923
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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Hesketh Bell bridge [Le Reduit], 1921 - 1924

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011K/97
Scope and Contents

125 x 162 mm. It was designed by HHB and completed in 1922. Showing waterfall in foreground.

Dates: 1921 - 1924
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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[HHB by fountain at Le Reduit], 1919 - 1923

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011K/104
Scope and Contents

80 x 110 mm.

Dates: 1919 - 1923
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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[HHB by the memorial to Governor David, Le Reduit], 1921 - 1923

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011K/121
Scope and Contents

75 x 100 mm. Showing the graceful six columned temple in vaguely art nouveau style, designed by Bell and erected in the grounds of Le Reduit. Barthélemy David, the creator of Le Reduit, was Governor of Mauritius 1747-53. Bell's memorial to him was completed in July 1921.

Dates: 1921 - 1923
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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[HHB in car], 1924-08-05

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011K/159
Scope and Contents

155 x 125 mm. Possibly leaving his last Council of Government 5 August 1924.

Dates: 1924-08-05
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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[HHB's Napier], 1919 - 1923

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011K/119
Scope and Contents

105 x 80 mm. Chauffeur-driven car with the back open outside Le Reduit.

Dates: 1919 - 1923
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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High Street, Curepipe, 1960 - 1969

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30483B/3
Scope and Contents

242 x 193 mm. View of commercial premises.

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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Hindu festival, Port Louis, 1919 - 1921

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011K/66
Scope and Contents

204 x 150 mm. Showing Bell, Lightfoot, other Europeans and a large group of Indians standing in front of a flower-decked marquee.

Dates: 1919 - 1921
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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His Excellency Sir H. Bell K.C.M.G., leaving Government House, Port Louis [c. 1916], 1916

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011J/34
Scope and Contents

179 x 128 mm. Showing Bell climbing into an automobile parked in front of the main entrance to Government House. The statue of Sir William Stevenson can be seen more clearly in this print. Photograph by Baretti.

Dates: 1916
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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Hugh Ireland and June, 1916

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011J/74
Scope and Contents

72 x 100 mm. Showing Hugh Ireland (no biographical details) playing with a young girl (presumably his daughter) in the sea.

Dates: 1916
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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Ile aux Fouquets, 1916

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011J/79
Scope and Contents

95 x 65 mm. View from the sea showing the disused lighthouse of the Ile aux Fouquets off Mahebourg in the SE part of the island.

Dates: 1916
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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Ile Maurice - La Rade de Port Louis, 1922 - 1923

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011K/147
Scope and Contents

140 x 72 mm. Coloured postcard.

Dates: 1922 - 1923
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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Ile Maurice, Le Nouveau Pont et Cascade de Reduit, 1919 - 1923

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011K/120
Scope and Contents

140 x 90 mm. A coloured postcard showing Bell's Bridge.

Dates: 1919 - 1923
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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Ile Maurice - Tombeau de Paul et Virginie -- Pamplemousses, 1921 - 1924

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011K/81
Scope and Contents

140 x 90 mm. A monochrome postcard by Magasins Réunis.

Dates: 1921 - 1924
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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In Reduit gardens, 1916

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011J/47
Scope and Contents

78 x 136 mm. Showing an avenue of trees in the extensive gardens at Le Reduit.

Dates: 1916
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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In Reduit grounds, 1916

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011J/65
Scope and Contents

81 x 82 mm. View looking down onto a river with steep, wooded hillside on either side.

Dates: 1916
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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In Reduit grounds, 1916 - 1921

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011K/26
Scope and Contents

124 x 76 mm. View of lawns, ornamental pool and palm trees.

Dates: 1916 - 1921
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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In Reduit grounds, 1916 - 1921

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011K/27
Scope and Contents

112 x 73 mm. Showing a lake (or section of river) set among dense woodland.

Dates: 1916 - 1921
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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In Reduit grounds, 1916 - 1921

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011K/28
Scope and Contents

70 x 93 mm. View along a tree shaded avenue.

Dates: 1916 - 1921
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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In Reduit grounds, 1916 - 1921

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011K/29
Scope and Contents

121 x 68 mm. View of path running through woodland.

Dates: 1916 - 1921
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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In Reduit park, 1916 - 1921

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011K/34
Scope and Contents

130 x 78 mm. View looking along a river with wooded hillside at the right.

Dates: 1916 - 1921
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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Indian village above the suspension bridge, Grand River, Mauritius, 1855

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 40/3/9
Scope and Contents

280 x 215 mm watercolour probably from one of Frome's Mauritius sketchbooks.

Dates: 1855
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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Industrial School, 1924

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011K/138
Scope and Contents

150 x 90 mm. At Bell Village.

Dates: 1924
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

Inter-University Council Collection

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011WW
Scope and Contents A collection of photographs (various dates, sizes and photographers) and slides with a few leaflets, a file of correspondence, and some title cards as described below. The collection appears to have been assembled chiefly for publicity purposes and there is a file of correspondence requesting photographic and other material. Some of the photographs are mounted on cards for display, but the majority are loose prints stored in folders. There are also a few albums. The main subjects are the...
Dates: 1946 - 1986
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).