Plan Of The Town Of Singapore And Its Environs

Type of Item:

MAP

Type of Map:

Survey Map

Source:

Survey Department, Singapore; 测量局; Singapore. Survey Department

Accession Number:

SP002113

Title:

Plan Of The Town Of Singapore And Its Environs

Covering Date:

1922

Scope and Content:

Map shows roads, lots, lot numbers, coastline, public landing, Prince's Battery, Commercial Square, Esplanade, Botanical Garden (at where National Museum is located now), un-numbered lots annotated "Pauper Hospital", "Convict Lines", "Institution Ground", "Mission Chapel", "Portuguese", "French Chapel", "Mosque", "Campong Boyan", and others with text "Ellenborough buildings", "sago factories", "sago bangsals", "water tanks and kramat", "powder magazine" and "water house, distillery and sago factory", prominent buildings, which are markets, officer's quarters and artillery barracks at Battery Point (where Fullerton Building is located now), police station and medical stores, government offices, Protestant church (St. Andrew's Cathedral), Roman Catholic church (Cathedral of the Good Shepherd), Armenian Church, (Raffles) Institution, assembly room, New Market, police office, Seamen's Hospital, Tocksing Hospital and lastly Apoth-cary's house, building and flagstaff on Government Hill, Roman Catholic burying ground, Protestant burying ground, canals, Singapore River, Rochor River, New Bridge Road, New Market Road, Canal Roads, Hill Street, Victoria Street, North Bridge Road, South Bridge Road, George Street, Synagogue Street, Phil Street, Market Streets, Tavern Street, Battery Road, Kling Street, Guthrie's Road, Guthrie's Bridge, Circular Road, Telok Ayer Street, Amoy Street, Malacca Street, China Street, Pagoda Street, Mosque Street, Cross Street, Upper Cross Street, Chinchew Street, Upper Chinchew Street, Nankin Street, Upper Nankin Street, Hokien Street, Upper Hokien Street, Church Streets, Macao Street, Upper Macao Street, South Canal Road, North Canal Road, Hongkong Street, Carpenter Street, Upper Circular Road, Fish Street, Tooksing Street, High Street, Coleman Street, Stamford Road, Bras Bassa (Basah) Road, Middle Road, Rochore Road, Arab Street, Jalan Sultan, Sumbawa Road, Minto Road, Palembang Road, Java Road, Queen Street, Bencoolen Street, Flint Street, Short Street, Seleegee (Selegie) Road, River Valley Road, Tank Road, Back Road, Penang Road, Orchard Road, North Road, South Road, East Road, West Road, Magazine Road and othersPublished by Surveyor-General, Federated Malay States (F.M.S.) and Straits Settlements (S.S.)

Surveyed in 1842 by government surveyor. Printed in 1922

Media - Image Number:

20050000698 - AccNo981

Source Reference Number:

F.M.S. Surveys No. 275-1922

Language/ Script of material:

English

Other information about copies:

Similar map in SP002978 but in different condition

Publication Notes:

Surveyor-General, Federated Malay States (F.M.S.) and Straits Settlements (S.S.)

Surveyed in 1842 by government surveyor. Printed in 1922

Conditions Governing Access:

Viewing permitted. Use and reproduction only with permission.