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Le Bihan Falls (waterfall)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

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Maletsunyane Falls, 1910 - 1911

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30546A/13
Scope and Contents

82 x 140 mm (loosely mounted on foolscap paper with notes beneath the photograph). A view looking upstream along the Maletsunyane River towards the 630 foot waterfall generally known as the Lehiban Falls after Father Francois Lehiban, who made the first recorded visit to the spot in 1881. The gorge itself is generally known as Semonkong, 'the place of smoke.' Caption under photograph reads: ''Maletsunyane Falls' 630 ft, one of the grandest sights in Basutoland.'

Dates: 1910 - 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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Valley of the Maletsunyane River, 1910 - 1911

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30546A/14
Scope and Contents

82 x 140 mm (loosely mounted on foolscap paper with notes beneath the photograph). A view from the top of the rock face over which the Lebihan Falls drop, looking down and along the Maletsunyane River Gorge.

Dates: 1910 - 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).