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Flanders (former nation/state/empire)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:

 Item

Amiens Cathedral [?1863], 1863

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011A/55
Scope and Contents

184 x 252 mm. View of the West end of the Cathedral.

Dates: 1863
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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Amiens Cathedral [?1863], 1863

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011A/56
Scope and Contents

149 x 211 mm. Showing carved detail, probably on a tomb, in the interior of the Cathedral.

Dates: 1863
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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Antwerp [Zoo], 1950 - 1951

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 20/2/20/233
Scope and Contents

130 x 80 mm. Showing a woman stood before the giraffe enclosure.

Dates: 1950 - 1951
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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Dou - L'ecole du soir, Musee d'Amsterdam, 1860 - 1869

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011A/67
Scope and Contents

144 x 193 mm. Photographic copy of Gerard Dou's painting. Photograph by François Buffa et Fils, Amsterdam.

Dates: 1860 - 1869
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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Hotel de Villes a Bruxelles, 1868 - 1890

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305K/90
Scope and Contents From the Series:

A group of stereoscopic halves each measuring approximately 72 x 72 mm, showing general views of the architecture in the British Isles, Belgium and Paris.

Dates: 1868 - 1890
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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Jan Steen - Fete de St Nicolas, Musee d'Amsterdam, 1860 - 1869

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011A/66
Scope and Contents

153 x 183 mm. Photographic copy of an engraving after Jan Steen's painting. Photograph by François Buffa et Fils, Amsterdam.

Dates: 1860 - 1869
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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La Colome du Congres, Bruxelles, 1868 - 1890

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305K/88
Scope and Contents From the Series:

A group of stereoscopic halves each measuring approximately 72 x 72 mm, showing general views of the architecture in the British Isles, Belgium and Paris.

Dates: 1868 - 1890
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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La Place Royale a Bruxelles, 1868 - 1890

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305K/89
Scope and Contents From the Series:

A group of stereoscopic halves each measuring approximately 72 x 72 mm, showing general views of the architecture in the British Isles, Belgium and Paris.

Dates: 1868 - 1890
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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Parc Royal et Palais de la Nation, Bruxelles, 1868 - 1890

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305K/91
Scope and Contents From the Series:

A group of stereoscopic halves each measuring approximately 72 x 72 mm, showing general views of the architecture in the British Isles, Belgium and Paris.

Dates: 1868 - 1890
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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Rembrandt - La ronde de nuit, Musee d'Amsterdam, 1860 - 1869

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011A/64
Scope and Contents

177 x 144 mm. Photographic copy of (? An engraving after) Rembrandt's 'Night Watch'. Photograph by François Buffa et Fils, Amsterdam.

Dates: 1860 - 1869
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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[Sepia ink sketch of ? Bruges, 1859], 1859

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011A/42
Scope and Contents

130 x 90 mm. An accomplished sepia ink drawing of a canal linked with houses. The writing in the bottom left corner is not clearly decipherable but appears to read 'Brudges [sic] 59'.

Dates: 1859
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).
 Series

The First World War, 1914 - 1918

 Series
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3062S/1-38
Scope and Contents

This is a series of photographs documenting the fighting on the Western Front and the appalling conditions endured by soldiers during trench warfare. The majority record the contribution of the Canadian Army, while later images illustrate commemoration celebrations in Belgium in 1922. Most are uncaptioned, making dates, places, units and individuals difficult to identify. Brief descriptive captions have been supplied in parenthesis.

Dates: 1914 - 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).
 Fonds

'These tremendous years'

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3062S
Scope and Contents Photographs, most measuring approximately 195 x 145 mm or 150 x 95 mm, which were originally housed in an album presented by Chapman to King George V and Queen Mary during the 1930s. They have been disbound for conservation reasons. Many of the photographs are stamped on the reverse with Chapman's official stamp. Not all are his own work, however. Some photographs are captioned on the reverse, but many are not, and some scenes and individuals remain unidentified. Uncaptioned prints have...
Dates: 1890 - 1939
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).
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Van der Helst - Banquet des Arquebusiers, Musee d'Amsterdam, 1860 - 1869

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011A/65
Scope and Contents

201 x 99 mm. Photographic copy of an engraving of Van der Helst's painting. Photograph by François Buffa et Fils, Amsterdam.

Dates: 1860 - 1869
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).