Paintings

Artist / Author / Cartographer:

English Artist

Title:

Pulo Obin (Pulau Ubin), Singapore

Date:

1870

Medium:

watercolour

Size:

17.4 x 25 cm

Description:

Signed lower left, Pulo Obin, Aug. 1870 artists's monogram NBR (?)

 

An attractive watercolour of Pulo Obin (Pulau Ubin) a small island off the north east coast of Singapore. It is known for its granite and for bird life. Pulau Ubin, its original Malay name, Pulau Batu Jubin meaning "Island of Granite Stones". Famous for its birdlife including kingfishers and bulbuls.

 

References

Martyn Gregory

References:

Item Code:

P6991

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