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Guadeloupe (dependent state)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

 Sub-Fonds

Directions to Calder Bank off Guadeloupe, 1795 - 1980

 Sub-Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 240/32
Scope and Contents

An account by Calder of his discovery on 30 January 1795 of a sea bank off Guadeloupe, which he named after himself (3 pages). The bank has not been traced, and presumably has an alternative French name. There is an accompanying note on Calder's account, 1975, and correspondence about the collection, 1976-1980, including a map of Guadeloupe and other West Indian islands.

Dates: 1795 - 1980
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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Marigot, St Martin, F.W.I. [i.e. Saint Martin, Antilles françaises], 1879 - 1913

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y307G/38
Scope and Contents

224 x 182 mm. A view looking down on the settlement of Marigot, with streets of houses built along a narrow spit of land jutting out into the harbour. Marigot is the capital of St. Martin which lies north-west of Saint-Barthèlemy.

Dates: 1879 - 1913
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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Market Place, Point-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe [wrongly captioned Martinique], 1880 - 1889

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y307A/67
Scope and Contents

299 x 228 mm A view of a busy market scene in Point-à-Pitre. A finely detailed photograph showing women seated by baskets of vegetables and fruits in a tree-lined square with a decorative fountain in the middle.

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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Martinique Market woman [probably, in fact, Guadeloupe], 1880 - 1889

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y307A/68
Scope and Contents

241 x 297 mm. A studio portrait against a painted backdrop of jungle trees showing a market woman posed with her foot on a wicker basket and wearing a straw hat.

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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St Bartholemew, French WI [i.e. Saint-Barthèlemy, Antilles françaises], 1879 - 1913

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y307G/37
Scope and Contents

200 x 153 mm. A view showing the town and harbour of Gustavia, the capital of the island of Saint-Barthèlemy with bungalows and other residences in the foreground and sailing ships moored in the bay. Saint-Barthèlemy lies north of Saint Kitts and is separated by a narrow channel from the island of Saint Martin.

Dates: 1879 - 1913
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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Waterfront at Point-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe [wrongly captioned Martinique], 1880 - 1889

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y307A/70
Scope and Contents

297 x 237 mm. A view showing the waterfront moorings at Point-à-Pitre with the town and open harbour beyond.

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).