Images of the Ma Robert

Photographs taken from a picture of the Ma Robert (original image by Samuel Walters, photographed by W. Keith), one of which is mounted and was the copy given to William Crossfield by David Livingstone, signed by Livingstone and dated 8 March 1858 . Also includes a photograph of a painting showing t...

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Order number: CWM/LMS/Home/Livingstone Pictures/Box 2
Date(s) of creation: n.d.
Level: File
Format: Archive           

collection SOAS Archive
id CWM.LMS.01.09.04.12
recordtype archive
scb_item_location Archive & Special Collections
item_location Archive & Special Collections
scb_loan_type Reference only
scb_order_with CWM/LMS/Home/Livingstone Pictures/Box 2
callnumber CWM/LMS/01/09/04/12
callnumber_txt CWM/LMS/01/09/04/12
callnumber-sort CWM/LMS/01/09/04/12
prefix_number 12
title Images of the Ma Robert
scb_date_creation n.d.
scb_level File
level_sort 7/Collection/Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Sub-Collection/Series/Sub-Series/Sub-Sub-Series/File
scb_extent 3 items
format Archive
scb_admin_history The Ma Robert was a steam launch built for Dr Livingstone for exploring the River Zambesi, by John Laird Esq, Birkenhead.
description Photographs taken from a picture of the Ma Robert (original image by Samuel Walters, photographed by W. Keith), one of which is mounted and was the copy given to William Crossfield by David Livingstone, signed by Livingstone and dated 8 March 1858 . Also includes a photograph of a painting showing the Ma Robert on the Zambesi, with floating corpses following a slave raid and a battle up the river.
scb_access_status Open
language English
language_search English
scb_file_number 12
hierarchy_top_id_raw CWM
hierarchy_sequence CWM.00LMS.0001.0009.0004.0012