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Photogravure views of the Straits Settlements and the Federated Malay States. Photographer:...
Catalogue reference: Photo 1070/2
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- Photo 1070/2
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Title (The name of the record)
- Photogravure views of the Straits Settlements and the Federated Malay States. Photographer: Kleingrothe, Charles J.
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Date (When the record was created)
- c 1907
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Description (What the record is about)
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Genre: Landscape Photography. Cloth-bound portfolio measuring 460x365mm, with title 'Malay Peninsula' stamped on front cover beneath a laid-down photogravure image of a tiger in a trap. The portfolio contains a separate loose titlepage, a coloured map of the Straits Settlements and the Federated Malay States dated 1907, and 63 loose leaves on which are mounted photogravure reproductions of views of Singapore, Penang, Malacca and the Federated Malay States. Most of the leaves contain multiple images, with the total number of individual views amounting to 154. Awaiting detailed listing. Subjects = British colonial architecture; local craft; photogravures; ports; railways; rubber; rubber industry; rubber plantations; rubber trees; tin mining; transport; water transport. Location = Ipoh; Kampar; Kuala Lumpur; Malacca; Malaysia; Melaka; Negri Sembilan; Pahang; Perak; Pinang; Port Swettenham; Raub; Selangor; Seremban; Singapore; Taiping; Telok Anson.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- British Library: Asian and African Studies
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- ORB.50/23
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- Not Public Record(s)
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- Not applicable
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- 1 item
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Unrestricted. Appointment required to view these records. Please consult Asian and African Studies Print Room staff.
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/aa2deedc-9096-4936-a3c1-0014bb9c8514/
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Photogravure views of the Straits Settlements and the Federated Malay States. Photographer: Kleingrothe, Charles J.