An album containing albumen prints of various sizes. The album shows views in Durban, Pietermaritzburg and a few from Mozambique. The majority of the images are briefly captioned; captions composed for untitled prints are enclosed in square brackets.
Views in South Africa and Mozambique, circa 1875-80
This material is held atRoyal Commonwealth Society Library
- Reference
- GB 115 RCS/Y305A
- Dates of Creation
- 1873-1890
- Language of Material
- English .
- Physical Description
- 1 album(s) 35 images in 1 album
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Photographer unknown.
Access Information
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).
Acquisition Information
The album was purchased in 1910.
Note
Includes index.
Other Finding Aids
A catalogue of the collection can be found on ArchiveSearch.
Alternative Form Available
This collection is available on microfiche: Africa, fiche number 135
Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements
The prints are in fair condition. Following flood damage in February 1980, the album now lacks its cover, and the pages have mostly come unstuck.
Additional Information
This collection level description was entered by KS using information from the original typescript catalogue.
DateText: Most of the photographs were probably taken around the mid-1870s (see plate 3 and 11) but the album was probably assembled at a later date: plates 20 and 21 refer to the Zulu War of 1879 and plates 9 and 15 have an air of the 1880s rather than the 1870s..
Unknown