| Title |
E.B. Maundrell collection 1906 |
| Reference |
BAM 11 |
| Creator |
Maundrell, E. B |
| Covering Dates |
1906 |
| Extent and Medium |
22 images in 1 boxed album; In fair condition with some fading and staining and numbered in ink. |
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| Content and context |
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Ernest Barton Maundrell (1880-1916) entered the F.M.S. Civil Service in 1903 and was stationed at Seremban, Negri [i.e. Negeri] Sembilan. He was transferred to Singapore in 1911, and in 1915 was appointed Acting Resident, Brunei; he was murdered in 1916 by a Sikh sentry.
Album of photographs all 97 x 71 mm, presumably taken by E.B. Maundrell with the inscription on the first page S.E.M. from E.B.M. with best wishes Christmas, 1906. Port Dickson F.M.S. 5.12.06. A list of subjects is on the back page. These include: photographs of Port Dickson domestic dwellings and other buildings, whale boats, tree ferns and vegetation.
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| Further information |
Indexed |
| Index Terms |
| Asia |
| Malaysia |
| Negeri Sembilan |
| Port Dickson |
| Seremban |
| Maundrell, Ernest Barton (1880-1916) |
| RCS/BAM 11 contains: |
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1
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My bungalow, Port Dickson. A view from the garden looking up towards the verandahed bungalow.
Fair condition.. |
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2
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View of Marine Office and town from wharf, Port Dickson. A view of Port Dickson water front.
Poor condition, fading and spotting. Slightly blurred.. |
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3
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View from my bungalow [Port Dickson]. A view looking out over the houses of the town towards the bay.
Fair condition, some overall fading.. |
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4
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View from my bungalow [Port Dickson], showing Cape Rachardo in distance.
Fair condition.. |
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5
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Street in Port Dickson. A view looking along a shaded street in Port Dickson, lined with houses in European style.
Fair condition, some overall yellowing.. |
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6
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District Officers' quarters, Port Dickson. A view from the garden looking towards the small, tile roofed bungalow.
Fair condition, some discolouration.. |
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7
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Malay boys playing football. Showing a game in progress.
Fair condition.. |
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8
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The whale boat. Showing a sailing boat about to cast off from shore.
Fair condition.. |
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9
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The whale boat. Showing the boat seen in the preceding photograph but with lowered sails.
Poor condition, overall fading. Blurred.. |
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10
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Offices and court, etc., Port Dickson. A view looking down onto the Port Dickson administrative buildings, with the sea visible in the background.
Good condition, apart from slight chemical staining.. |
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11
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St. Marks, Seremban, west end. Showing the west end of the wood and brick church.
Fair condition, some overall fading.. |
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12
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St. Marks, Seremban, east end. As captioned.
Good condition.. |
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13
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Malay house. Showing a house set among palm trees.
Fair condition.. |
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14
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New bungalow, Bukit Kutu. Showing Lambert Bowen (1870-), an engineer in Perak and Selangor and R. Desborough (no information), standing in the doorway of a small bungalow.
Fair condition.. |
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15
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View from Bukit Kutu. A view looking out over treetops towards distant mountains.
Good condition, apart from slight chemical staining.. |
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16
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View from Bukit Kutu. Similar to preceding print.
Fair condition, some fading.. |
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17
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Bukit Kutu, tree ferns. Showing tree ferns and forest vegetation.
Fair condition, some fading.. |
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18
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On Bukit Kutu. Showing a forest path on Bukit Kutu.
Fair condition.. |
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19
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Summit of hill, Bukit Kutu. A view looking towards the summit with a road under construction at the left of the print.
Fair condition, some fading.. |
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20
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E.B.M. on Bukit Kutu. Showing Ernest Barton Maundrell seated on a rock on Bukit Kutu.
Good condition.. |
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21
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Swettenham in our garden. Showing Swettenham seated in a wicker work chair. Several Swettenhams served in Malaya : this is almost certainly Roger Francis Ross Swettenham (1883-) who was appointed Settlement Officer, Negri [i.e. Negeri] Sembilan in 1906.
Fair condition.. |
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22
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E.B.M. in sitting room. Showing Maundrell seated at his desk, probably at Bukit Kutu.
Poor condition, overall yellowing.. |
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