Asphalt Lakes, Trinidad

  • This material is held at
  • Reference
      GB 115 RCS/Y3075D
  • Dates of Creation
      1965
  • Language of Material
      English .
  • Physical Description
      17 item(s) 17 images

Scope and Content

A collection of photographs mounted on card, measuring approximately 205 x 155 mm., with brief typed captions pasted to the mounts. The collection shows stages in the extraction, transportation and refining of pitch from the asphalt lake at La Brea, in the south-west corner of the Island. Raleigh used the pitch from this lake to caulk his ships as early as 1585, declaring it to be the best he had ever used.

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).

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: South America/Caribbean, fiche number 25.

Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

Good condition.

Additional Information

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

Unknown