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Photograph of the aqueduct at Belem in Brazil in the late 19th or early 20th century.

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Photograph of a man demonstrating the Brazilian method of curing Para rubber by holding it in a cup over a campfire in the early 20th century.

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Illustration of instruments used by Brazilian rubber collectors: a) a 'Machadinha' (small axe) for tapping; b) collecting cup; c) collecting vessel intowhich contents of cups are poured; e) saucer by means of which latex is poured over paddle f during smoking process. The paddle f (to the left) is shown covered with a layer of rubber.

Scope and Contents The collection consists of material (mainly from 1914 onwards) relating to the mission in general and to the work in Peru, Argentina, Brazil and Bolivia. It includes: 1. Minutes and reports produced in the mission offices in London and in the fields from 1914 onwards. 2. Correspondence with missionaries in the field, with regional and national councils, with other missions operating in the same areas, and with other evangelical agencies. 3. Publications and printed material including issues...

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Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from John Ball asking him if he could recommend a source of information on the geology of the Brazilian interior.

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Photograph of an Ongole heifer that was sent to Brazil grazing in a paddock in the late 19th or early 20th century.

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Sketch of a map of the Amazon valley indicating the locality on the Tapajos plateaux where the original stock of the plantation Hevea came from in 1876.