Photographs of Zanzibar by James Augustus Grant, 1860

This material is held atRoyal Commonwealth Society Library

  • Reference
    • GB 115 RCS/Y3047C
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1860-08-17-1860-09-25
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English .
  • Physical Description
    • 1 file(s) 9 images in 1 file

Scope and Content

A collection of loose prints copied from stereoscopic views.

Administrative / Biographical History

J.A. Grant was on the island of Zanzibar with J.H. Speke before their expedition to seek the source of the Nile.

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

Presented by Sir John Gray.

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 numbers 128.

Related Material

Other material relating to Grant is held at RCS.MSS.147.

Location of Originals

The original prints are retained by the Royal Geographical Society.

Additional Information

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

Grant, James Augustus, 1827-1892