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Lamu (inhabited place)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 33 Collections and/or Records:

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Reclining couch, British Residency, Lamu, 1890 - 1905

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30468A/37
Scope and Contents

150 x 209 mm. A duplicate print of Y30468D/53.

Dates: 1890 - 1905
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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Reclining couch British Residency, Lamu, 1905

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30468D/53
Scope and Contents

153 x 204 mm. A closer view of the couch, shaped like a small four poster bed, in the Lamu Residency. The head of the couch is a beautifully and intricately carved piece of work featuring human figures and decorative arabesques of vegetation. Another copy of this print can be found at Y30468A/37.

Dates: 1905
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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Room in the British Residency, Lamu, 1905

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30468D/83
Scope and Contents

913 x 147 mm. A view showing a room in the Residency with gazelle horns and spears on the walls, chairs and a sofa against the wall and a central table.

Dates: 1905
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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Simon's arrival at Lamu, 1934

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304M/34
Scope and Contents

A view showing Powell's dog, Simon, on a boat.

Dates: 1934
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 Liwali of Lamu, 1890 - 1904

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30468A/45
Scope and Contents

118 x 166 mm. A full length portrait showing the Liwali of Lamu standing on the balcony of his waterfront house. A stout man, the Liwali is wearing full regalia and carries a sword and dagger. Abdalllah bin Hemed Al-bu-Seyyid was Liwali from 1885-1904.

Dates: 1890 - 1904
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 Lamu, 1890 - 1905

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30468A/15
Scope and Contents

118 x 168 mm. A view looking along the beach at Lamu towards the British Residency, above which the Zanzibar flag is flying.

Dates: 1890 - 1905
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 Lamu, 1901

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30468A/20
Scope and Contents

166 x 118 mm. A view looking along the Lamu waterfront after the departure of the ceremonial launch seen in Y30468A/19.

Dates: 1901
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 Lamu, 1890 - 1905

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30468A/64
Scope and Contents

169 x 121 mm. A view looking along a waterfront, probably at Lamu, and showing a cluster of thatched huts with more substantial buildings in the background.

Dates: 1890 - 1905
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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