Rare Early View Map of Singapore in 1828 by Robert Elliot - British Colony, Singapore Strait, Marina Bay, Downtown Core mediterranean Widmore and Plainstow

Widmore and Plainstow

Like many of Ortelius' maps

Back in 1799

Cours Saleya and Quartier du port

This rather unique map is a propaganda map

Rare Early View Map of Singapore in 1828 by Robert Elliot - British Colony, Singapore Strait, Marina Bay, Downtown Core mediterranean Widmore and PlainstowThis wonderful old map of Singapore was originally published in 1828. It was created by Robert Elliot. A rare painting picturing the view of Singapore from Government Hill by Royal Navy Captain Robert James Elliot. It was published four years after Singapore became a British colony. The map looks roughly southeast towards what is now Marina Bay, and the Downtown Core would be on the right side of this view. In this painting, you can see the early