Surakarta (inhabited place)
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Item
A street in Soerakarta - 'Solo' - Java, 1870 - 1900
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y302A/47
Scope and Contents
242 x 193 mm. View looking along a tree shaded street lined with thatched huts at Surakarta or Solo, situated on the Solo River 120 miles WSW of Surabaya. The town contains the vast walled palace of the Sultan of Surakarta and Fort Vastenburg (built in 1779).
Dates:
1870 - 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).
Item
The Emperor's band, Soerakarta, 1870 - 1900
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y302A/49
Scope and Contents
241 x 193 mm. Group portrait of the gamelan or band of the Sultan of Surakarta seated on the ground in front of a bungalow with their instruments - a varied collection of gongs, drums and xylophones.
Dates:
1870 - 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).