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Saint Helena (island)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 32 Collections and/or Records:

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 Sub-Fonds

Sketch of Elphinstone's tomb, 1840-02-10

 Sub-Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 113/58
Scope and Contents

An undated pencil sketch of 'the tomb of the Honourable James Ruthven Elphinstone (taken on the spot). St. Helena, 10th Febry 1840', 8½'' x 6''.

Dates: 1840-02-10
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 Helena, 1817

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 343/26
Scope and Contents

Published by W. Lewis, London, 1817.

Dates: 1817
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 Island from the sea - looking in from west, 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30482B/1
Scope and Contents

205 x 144 mm. View looking along the rocky coastline of Saint Helena.

Dates: 1900
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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View in Sandy Bay, 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30482B/17
Scope and Contents

205 x 142 mm. View looking across the mountainous area of Sandy Bay in the southern part of the island, with an unidentified house standing on a promontory above a valley in the foreground.

Dates: 1900
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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View in Sandy Bay, 1900

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30482B/18
Scope and Contents

205 x 141 mm. View looking along a valley towards mountains in the Sandy Bay area of Saint Helena.

Dates: 1900
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

View of Jamestown, Saint Helena, 1870s

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30482A
Scope and Contents

An albumen print, mounted on card, measuring 206 x 138 mm, captioned 'St Helena' on the mount. The view looks down from the steep hillside at the summit on which the barracks were built, and shows the buildings lining Main Street which leads into the Grand Parade. At the edge of the Parade is St James' Church, with the Castle on the further side. The Esplanade, with the Harbour beyond, is at the left of the print.

Dates: 1870 - 1879
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).
 Sub-Fonds

Views of St Helena, 1849

 Sub-Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 113/57
Scope and Contents

Two pen and wash pictures, 'From the present Church-yard St. Helena Apl. 1849', 9½'' x 5¾'', and 'From the proposed Glebe St. Helena Apl. 1849', 9½'' x 7¼''.

Dates: 1849
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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