Singapore is an island twenty seven miles long by fourteen wide, containing with its adjacent islets 223 square miles, separated from the Malay peninsula by a narrow strait three quarters of a mile in width. It practically has no history prior to 1819 and no vestige of any historical remains. . . .
The Straits Settlements are of small value to the Empire for their own products and resources; their importance is in their position, which gives them political control of the Malay Peninsula, and makes them the collecting and distributing centre of the Malay Peninsula and Archipelago; Singapore being one of the most important coaling ports and naval stations in the Empire. — Sir J. Frederick Dickson
The History of Singapore in the Context of the British Empire
Singapore, the Straights Colonies, and Related Territories
Singapore and the Straits Colonies in British Literature
Buildings in Colonial Singapore and Related Territories
- Classical and Gothic Revivals, Singapore
- The Moghul Style, Kuala Lumpur
- The Tudor Style, Kuala Lumpur
- Colonial Architecture in Penang
Malaya, Singapore, and British Literature
Bibliography
Dickson, K.C.M.G., Sir J. Frederick “The Straits Settlements and British Malaya.” With Illustrations by R. T. Pritchett. The English Illustrated Magazine. 7 (1889-1890): 283-292. Hathi Trust version of a copy in the Pennsylvania State University Library. Web. 28 February 2021
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