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Kangchenjunga (mountain)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

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Mt. Kanchenjunga and Government House, Darjeeling, 1945

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 20/2/19/99
Scope and Contents

130 x 77 mm. Government House with mountains rising in the background.

Dates: 1945
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 snows, Kinchin Junga, 1870 - 1879

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3022S/37
Scope and Contents

240 x 188 mm. View of Kanchenjunga, at 28,146 ft. the third highest mountain in the world. It was not successfully climbed until 1955. Photograph probably taken from Darjeeling with a telephoto lens.

Dates: 1870 - 1879
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 of the snows, Darjeeling, 1870 - 1879

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3022S/51
Scope and Contents

272 x 205 mm. (Oval print). View looking north from Darjeeling towards the Himalayas, with Kanchenjunga visible to the left of centre.

Dates: 1870 - 1879
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).