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Mascarene Islands (island group)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 225 Collections and/or Records:

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[River scene], 1918

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011J/95
Scope and Contents

100 x 62 mm. View looking across a river (possibly the Tamerin) towards distant mountains.

Dates: 1918
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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[River scene, ? Le Reduit], 1916

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011J/64
Scope and Contents

136 x 79 mm. View looking across a river towards an unidentified house.

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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Riviere la Chaux, Mahebourg [i.e. Mahébourg], 1919-10-05

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011K/49
Scope and Contents

126 x 77 mm. Showing river view with houses in the foreground.

Dates: 1919-10-05
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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Rochester Falls, Souillac, Mauritius, 1924

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/PC Mauritius/3
Scope and Contents From the Series:

A collection of coloured 'oilette' postcards of Mauritius, published by Raphael Tuck and Sons for the British Empire Exhibition 1924.

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).
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Rodriguez [i.e. Rodrigues], 1916

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011J/55
Scope and Contents

136 x 79 mm. An indistinct view from the sea showing the hilly coastline of Rodriguez, 360 miles east of Mauritius.

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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Some Reduit servants, 1916 - 1921

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011K/30
Scope and Contents

93 x 71 mm. Showing a group of uniformed servants standing at the entrance to Le Reduit.

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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St John's, Reduit, 1919 - 1921

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011K/40
Scope and Contents

76 x 100 mm. Showing the portico of St John's Church.

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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Sugar Factory, Union (Flacq), Mauritius, 1924

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/PC Mauritius/6
Scope and Contents From the Series:

A collection of coloured 'oilette' postcards of Mauritius, published by Raphael Tuck and Sons for the British Empire Exhibition 1924.

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).
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'Tabac bleu' at Pamplemousses at Maturity (2 acres) 23.3.17, 1917-03

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011J/82
Scope and Contents

225 x 174 mm. View looking across fields of ripening tobacco at the Pamplemousses Botanical Gardens, a few miles north of Port Louis. Experiments in the cultivation of Reunion 'tabac bleu' were started by Bell in 1916.

Dates: 1917-03
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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[Taking a photo], 1922 - 1923

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011K/146
Scope and Contents

105 x 80 mm. Showing a man and woman with a tripod camera and another group of people posing for a photograph all in a wooded area.

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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['Temple de l'amour' built by Hesketh Bell], 1922-03-25

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011G/108
Scope and Contents

79 x 126 mm. Showing the slender pavilion built by Bell on the lake at Government House, Port Louis. The caption (written on the negative) reads 'Petit temple de l'amour, érigé par Sir Hesketh à la memoire du gouverneur David 'Le Reduit' 25.3.22.' The temple was designed by Bell and constructed in 1921.

Dates: 1922-03-25
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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[Tennis match, Le Reduit], 1919 - 1921

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011K/48
Scope and Contents

131 x 80 mm. Showing a tennis match in the garden at Le Reduit.

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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The Royal Salute. Mauritius Volunteers on opening session of Council of Government, 1916, 1916

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011J/46
Scope and Contents

98 x 71 mm. Showing troops on parade outside Government House, Port Louis.

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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Tony and Henry Morcom, 1922 - 1923

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011K/149
Scope and Contents

65 x 110 mm. Showing two small children. 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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[Top of waterfall ? Reduit Cascade], 1919 - 1923

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011K/111
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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[Unveiling of Mauritius War Memorial, Royal College Grounds, Curepipe, 15 April 1922], 1922-04-15

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011K/83
Scope and Contents

150 x 110 mm. View from above showing the crowd holding up umbrellas against the 'horrid weather'.

Dates: 1922-04-15
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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[Unveiling of War Memorial], 1922-04-15

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011K/87
Scope and Contents

215 x 165 mm. View from the front.

Dates: 1922-04-15
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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Vacoas. Mauritius Jockey Club, 1916

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011J/81
Scope and Contents

136 x 89 mm. Monochrome postcard showing course on race day.

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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Verandah, looking north [Le Reduit], 1916

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011J/45
Scope and Contents

78 x 137 mm. View looking along the verandah.

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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Verandah, looking south [Le Reduit], 1916

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011J/44
Scope and Contents

79 x 136 mm. View looking along the verandah, lined with canoework furniture and with potted plants hanging from the rafters.

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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Walking through the fire. Cutting off the goat's head, 1928-01

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011G/111
Scope and Contents

132 x 81 mm. Showing two men holding a goat while a third chops off its head. The pencilled annotation on the reverse reads: 'Rose Hill Mauritius 2 Jany 1928. [illegible word] Brodie'.

Dates: 1928-01
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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[War memorial, possibly in Mauritius], 1919 - 1924

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011H/35
Scope and Contents From the Series:

A collection of loose prints (mainly snapshots). The prints are largely uncaptioned and much of this item lacks detailed identification (although many of the prints certainly relate to Bell's trip to the Far East in 1925-26).

Dates: 1919 - 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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[War memorial, possibly in Mauritius], 1919 - 1924

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011H/36
Scope and Contents From the Series:

A collection of loose prints (mainly snapshots). The prints are largely uncaptioned and much of this item lacks detailed identification (although many of the prints certainly relate to Bell's trip to the Far East in 1925-26).

Dates: 1919 - 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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Workmen's dwellings, Bell Village, 1924

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011K/139
Scope and Contents

150 x 90 mm.

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).
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Xmas 1923, 1923-12

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011K/101
Scope and Contents

105 x 75 mm. HHB seated in Le Reduit garden.

Dates: 1923-12
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).