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Ethiopia (nation)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 291 Collections and/or Records:

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Ras of Quiha [i.e. Kwiha], 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/1/1
Scope and Contents

160 x 210 mm. Three quarter length portrait of a man wearing a black cape. From his title 'Ras' he is an Ethiopian king, a prince, or a feudal lord.

Dates: 1941
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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Ras of Quiha [i.e. Kwiha], 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/1/2
Scope and Contents

130 x 180 mm. Head and shoulders portrait of a man wearing a black cape. From his title 'Ras' he is an Ethiopian king, a prince, or a feudal lord.

Dates: 1941
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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Receiving presents, 1943

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 120/2/1/22
Scope and Contents

Showing two men offering gifts to a man outside a pitched tent.

Dates: 1943
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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Receiving presents, 1943

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 120/1/5/158
Scope and Contents

115 x 85 mm. Showing two men offering gifts outside a pitched tent.

Dates: 1943
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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Rock Church, Naacateleb, Lalibela, 1943

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 120/1/5/194
Scope and Contents

125 x 135 mm. Showing a church carved out of living rock. The caption beneath the print reads 'An hours ride from Lalibela.'

Dates: 1943
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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Rough sketch Imperial city of Gondar [i.e. Gonder], 1943

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 120/2/1/10
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Numbered and labelled slides from the Hebberts' trip to Ethiopia.

Dates: 1943
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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[Ruin and huts], 1943

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 120/1/5/104
Scope and Contents

120 x 90 mm. Showing a stone ruin and an incomplete hut or shelter made from indigenous materials.

Dates: 1943
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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[Ruins], 1943

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 120/1/5/90
Scope and Contents

105 x 90 mm. Showing scattered and fragmented stone ruins.

Dates: 1943
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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Ruins of Saint ?Marcullies, Lalibela, 1943

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 120/1/5/191
Scope and Contents

95 x 120 mm. A view of a building carved out of living rock.

Dates: 1943
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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Sabaean Sun Worship column at Axum, 1943

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 120/2/1/27
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Numbered and labelled slides from the Hebberts' trip to Ethiopia.

Dates: 1943
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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Saint Ammanal Church, Lalibela, 1943

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 120/1/5/166
Scope and Contents

120 x 135 mm. A view looking down from the church carved out of living rock, at people on the opposite bank.

Dates: 1943
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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Saint Ammanal Church, Lalibela, 1943

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 120/1/5/167
Scope and Contents

120 x 130 mm. A view of the front of the Church which is carved out of living rock

Dates: 1943
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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Saint Gabrial, Lalibela, 1943

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 120/1/5/165
Scope and Contents

120 x 75 mm. A view of the walls of St Gabrial's Church carved out of living rock.

Dates: 1943
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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Saint George's Church, Lalibela, 1943

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 120/1/5/182
Scope and Contents

125 x 135 mm. General view of a building carved out of living rock.

Dates: 1943
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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Saint Mariani, 1943

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 120/1/5/171
Scope and Contents

130 x 120 mm. General view of a church carved out of living rock.

Dates: 1943
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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Saint Mariani, 1943

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 120/1/5/172
Scope and Contents

120 x 115 mm. A view of a church carved out of living rock, with people gathered outside, or entering a neighbouring building.

Dates: 1943
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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Saint Mariani, Lalibela, 1943

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 120/1/5/170
Scope and Contents

120 x 90 mm. General view of a church carved out of living rock.

Dates: 1943
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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Saint Mariani, Lalibela, 1943

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 120/1/5/174
Scope and Contents

125 x 140 mm. A view of the (roofless) interior of the church, which is carved out of living rock. There are people stood around the top edges of the building.

Dates: 1943
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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Saint Michael, Lalibela, 1943

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 120/1/5/176
Scope and Contents

90 x 120 mm. A sideways view of the entrance to the church which is carved out of living rock.

Dates: 1943
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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Scene on road to Lalibela, 1943

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 120/1/5/161
Scope and Contents

115 x 90 mm. Showing a mule train crossing a dry river.

Dates: 1943
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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?Seucei Priest of Lalibella [i.e. Lalibela], 1943

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 120/1/5/193
Scope and Contents

90 x 120 mm. A man wearing a white turban and dark robes. There are stone ruins in the distance behind him. The caption beneath the print reads 'The Member or Chief Priest.'

Dates: 1943
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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Shy girls, 1943

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 120/1/5/147
Scope and Contents

130 x 105 mm. Two girls and a man stood on cultivated land. One of the girls carries a parasol.

Dates: 1943
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).
 Sub-Series

Slavery, 1930-04 - 1938-04

 Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 334/1/2
Scope and Contents

Newscuttings concerning slavery in Africa, particularly in Abyssinia.

Dates: 1930-04 - 1938-04
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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Smashed fountain at Addi Aicai, 1943

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 120/1/5/31
Scope and Contents

75 x 95 mm. A view of a disused stone fountain.

Dates: 1943
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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Soldat abyssinia Dogali, 1870 - 1889

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3042B/28
Scope and Contents

278 x 217 mm. Showing a (Sudanese) warrior seated on a camel and brandishing a spear.

Dates: 1870 - 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).