Scarce plan of Singapore in the 1950s

FEDERATION OF MALAYA SURVEY DEPT.

City of Singapore.
Malaya, c.1952. Lithograph, printed in reed and black. Sheet 705 x 490mm.

Minor repairs to edges, some old ink mss.

A large map of Singapore, with a 43-point key of important buildings.
It is overprinted with advertising for 'The Borneo Company Ltd', a company founded in 1856 by some associates of James Brooke, marking the company's location in Battery Road at the mouth of the Singapore River. The company advertises Rolex and Tudor watch sales and services, and Sheaffer 'Snorkel' pens.


Stock ID : 20437