Artist / Author / Cartographer:
Kinloch, Charles Walter
Title:
Singapore from the west side of Government Hill
Date:
1852
Medium:
lithograph
Size:
13.5 x 21.5 cm
Description:
Singapore from the west side of Government Hill.
Drawn by Charles Walter Kinloch and lithograph by W. Spreat.
A view across China Town and the Singapore River. Charles W. Kinloch who lived in Bengal, visited Singapore on his way to Java in 1852. He wrote, "The best view of the town and the surrounding country is to be had from the summit of Government Hill."
References
Kinloch, Charles Walter. De Zieke Reizige or Rambles in Java and the Straits in 1852 by a Bengal Civilian. London:Simpkin, Marshall & Co., 1853.
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Item Code:
P5818
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