Mahé (island)
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:
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Panoramic view of Port Victoria [i.e. Victoria], Mahe, Seychelles, looking south-east,, 1890 - 1899
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30484B/1
Scope and Contents
624 x 148 mm (three prints joined). View from a neighbouring hillside looking down on Port Victoria, the capital of the Seychelles. The waterfront area is seen in the right hand section. The two left hand portions of the panorama show the landing stage stretching out into the bay. Cerf Island can be seen at the extreme left. A pencilled note on the reverse of the mount reads: 'Taken at low water to show the importance of keeping small pier or carenage open to public (closed by Harb....
Dates:
1890 - 1899
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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Regatta - Victoria Harbour, Seychelles, 1910 - 1919
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/PC Seychelles/10
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Collection of ten monochrome postcards of views in the Seychelles.
Dates:
1910 - 1919
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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Seychelles, Carnegie Library, Port Victoria, 1910 - 1919
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/PC Seychelles/3
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Collection of ten monochrome postcards of views in the Seychelles.
Dates:
1910 - 1919
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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Seychelles, Inner Harbour, Port Victoria, 1910 - 1919
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/PC Seychelles/9
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Collection of ten monochrome postcards of views in the Seychelles.
Dates:
1910 - 1919
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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Seychelles, Long Pier and Coaling Station, Port Victoria, 1910 - 1919
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/PC Seychelles/8
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Collection of ten monochrome postcards of views in the Seychelles.
Dates:
1910 - 1919
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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Seychelles Trois Fréres Mountain, Mahé Island, 1910 - 1919
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/PC Seychelles/6
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Collection of ten monochrome postcards of views in the Seychelles.
Dates:
1910 - 1919
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 coco-de-mer palm in the grounds of Government House, 1880 - 1889
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30484B/2
Scope and Contents
116 x 163 mm. View showing Sultan Abdullah of Perak standing beneath the coc-de-mer tree in Government House, Port Victoria. Abdullah was Sultan of Perak from 1872 to 1875 when he was deposed by the British for his complicity in the murder of the British Resident James Birch. He spent the years 1875-95 in exile in the Seychelles before being permitted to return to Perak. A note on the reverse of the mount gives details of the life cycle of the coco-de-mer palm.
Dates:
1880 - 1889
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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Victoria Street, Mahé, Seychelles, 1910 - 1919
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/PC Seychelles/4
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Collection of ten monochrome postcards of views in the Seychelles.
Dates:
1910 - 1919
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).