| RCS contains: |
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| Y3038B |
Visit of His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh to Hongkong [i.e. Hong Kong] in 1869 |
| Y3038C |
Hong Kong: History |
| Y3038D |
Portrait of Sir Frederick Lugard as Governor of Hong Kong |
| Y30394A |
Photographs of the Philippines, 1890s |
| Y3039A |
Views of Japan |
| Y303A |
Faviell Collection of Ceylon [i.e. Sri Lanka] Railway views, 1867 |
| Y303B |
Ceylon [i.e. Sri Lanka] Views |
| Y303C |
Colombo Harbour completed 1885 [Construction of South-West Breakwater, Colombo Harbour, 1875-1885] |
| Y303D |
The Knuckles (Colombo, 1868) |
| Y303E |
Photograph collection of John Abercromby Alexander |
| Y303F |
Plumbago in Ceylon [i.e. Sri Lanka], c.1886 |
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Faviell Collection of Ceylon [i.e. Sri Lanka] Railway views, 1867
| Title |
Faviell Collection of Ceylon [i.e. Sri Lanka] Railway views, 1867 |
| Reference |
GBR/0115/Y303A |
| Creator |
Faviell, William Frederick, 1822-1902, railway engineer |
| Covering Dates |
circa 1851-circa 1867 |
| Extent and Medium |
44 images |
| Repository |
Cambridge University Library: Royal Commonwealth Society Library |
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| Content and context |
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William Frederick Faviell (1822-1902) was a contractor working on the Great Indian Peninsular Railway from 1851. He later secured the contract to build the Colombo-Kandy railway in Ceylon (1863-1867).
Collection of albumen prints mounted on cards, mostly by Slinn and Co. (viz W.L.H. Skeen and Co.). Two of these photographs, of the Darporee viaduct, relate to Faviell's years in India and the remainder to the construction and opening of the Colombo-Kandy line.
Given by Captain Douglas Faviell, R.N. in February 1940.
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Access and Use
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Please cite as Cambridge University Library: Royal Commonwealth Society Library, Faviell Collection of Ceylon [i.e. Sri Lanka] Railway views, 1867, Y303A |
| Further information |
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A list of the Faviell Collection can be found in: Simpson, Donald H. ed. (1975), 'The manuscript catalogue of the library of the Royal Commonwealth Society', London: Mansell;
Simpson, Donald H. ed. (1978), 'Railway pioneering in Asia', The Royal Commonwealth Society, Library Notes, New Series no. 203, p.1-3.
Quotations not individually attributed are from Colombo (1867), 'The Colombo and Kandy Railway: an account of a trip ... on Friday, April 5th, 1867', Colombo.
Indexed
This collection level description was entered by SG using information from the original typescript catalogue.
This collection is available on microfiche: South Asia, fiche number 87.
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| Index Terms |
| Asia |
| India |
| Sri Lanka |
| Faviell, William Frederick (1822-1902) railway engineer |
| No further on-line information. |
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