Janus: View of Jamestown, Saint Helena, 1870s

RCS contains:
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Y3046E	General photographs of Kenya 1960s
Y3046G	Album of family photographs taken in Kenya 1934-1936
Y3047B	Zanzibar (Chandler Collection)
Y3047C	Photographs of Zanzibar by James Augustus Grant, 1860
Y3047D	Ivory from the mainland and Arab door
Y30482A	View of Jamestown, Saint Helena, 1870s
Y30482B	Views of St Helena
Y30483A	Photographs of Mauritius, 1890s
Y30483B	General photographs of Mauritius, 1960s
Y30483C	Summit of Pieterboth Mountain, Mauritius, c. 1900
Y30483D	'Souvenir de I'Ile Maurice'
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View of Jamestown, Saint Helena, 1870s

Title	View of Jamestown, Saint Helena, 1870s
Reference	GBR/0115/Y30482A
Creator	Unknown
Covering Dates	1870–1879 (1870s.)
Extent and Medium	1 item; In good condition apart from slight fading.
Repository	Cambridge University Library: Royal Commonwealth Society Library

Content and context

Photographer unknown.

An albumen print, mounted on card, measuring 206 x 138 mm, captioned 'St Helena' on the mount. The view looks down from the steep hillside at the summit on which the barracks were built, and shows the buildings lining Main Street which leads into the Grand Parade. At the edge of the Parade is St James' Church, with the Castle on the further side. The Esplanade, with the Harbour beyond, is at the left of the print.

Access and Use

Please cite as Cambridge University Library: Royal Commonwealth Society Library, View of Jamestown, Saint Helena, 1870s, Y30482A

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This collection level description was entered by KS using information from the original typescript catalogue.

This collection is available on microfiche: Africa, fiche number 129.

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