135 x 90 mm.

59 x 103 mm. Showing Admiral Sir Hugh Henry Darby Tothill (1865-1927), Commander-in-Chief, East Indies 1919-21 and Captain Sneyd (? Commander of H.M.S. Caroline) standing on the deck of a ship. Admiral Tothill visited Mauritius in July 1921 and at the end of the month Bell went to Rodrigues on the Caroline. This photograph was probably taken during the voyage.

A view showing a sailing boat at sea with full sails. The caption reads 'these craft are built without the use of nails. (they are no longer made now)'.

Also described as: 'The Roaring Forties and Australia 1908'.

Nothing is known of the provenance of this collection of lantern slides and glass plates. The images likely were created to illustrate lectures given at the RCS.

135 x 90 mm. Taken from the deck of another ship.

135 x 90 mm. A view from the deck of another ship, with a seaman standing in the foreground.

85 x 110 mm. Francois is raising a fish-trap up the side of a small boat.

160 x 120 mm.

80 x 105 mm. Showing Bell seated with unidentified Europeans on board the Llansteffan Castle during the journey back to Mauritius (September - November 1919).

130 x 80 mm. View of the HMS Talbot firing her guns. Bell went with the Talbot in early October 1916 to investigate reports of a German submarine and a suspicious ship at St Brandon. The print is signed by various crew members.

Contains slides showing maps of Arabia and the Indian Ocean together with scenes in the governorate of Abyan.

Contains slides showing maps of Arabia and the Indian Ocean together with scenes in the governorate of Abyan.

A scrapbook album containing prints relating to Bell's Governorship of Mauritius from his return from leave in 1919 to his final departure in 1924. There are also some scenes in east Africa and Britain during his 1919 leave and some of a visit to Ceylon (now known as Sri Lanka) in 1921.

Includes a number of scenes on board ship in 1914 and some miscellaneous unbacked slides which are largely duplicates, or similar to, those in other boxes.

66 watercolours, 150 x 200 mm in size. The captions, including the names of institutions, 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. Notes provided by H.B. Thomas have been incorporated into the description.

A collection of photographs of the wreck of the German Cruiser 'Emden', sunk by HMAS 'Sydney' whilst attacking the Cocos-Keeling Islands on 9 November 1914.

These photographs were extracted from the file in the RCS Archives on 'The Empire at War', edited for the Royal Empire Society by Sir Charles Lucas. References appear in volume III at pages 29, 76, 78, 212-3 and 223.

Includes a number of scenes on board ship in 1914 and some miscellaneous unbacked slides which are largely duplicates, or similar to, those in other boxes.

Includes a number of scenes on board ship in 1914 and some miscellaneous unbacked slides which are largely duplicates, or similar to, those in other boxes.

Includes a number of scenes on board ship in 1914 and some miscellaneous unbacked slides which are largely duplicates, or similar to, those in other boxes.

Includes a number of scenes on board ship in 1914 and some miscellaneous unbacked slides which are largely duplicates, or similar to, those in other boxes.

Includes a number of scenes on board ship in 1914 and some miscellaneous unbacked slides which are largely duplicates, or similar to, those in other boxes.

Includes a number of scenes on board ship in 1914 and some miscellaneous unbacked slides which are largely duplicates, or similar to, those in other boxes.

Shows waves breaking over the deck of S.S. 'Indraghiri' during gales encountered while 'running the easting down' - i.e. while on the long and fast haul between the Cape and Australia between latitudes 40° and 50°.

Shows waves breaking over the deck of S.S. 'Indraghiri' during gales encountered while 'running the easting down' - i.e. while on the long and fast haul between the Cape and Australia between latitudes 40° and 50°.