MAP
Survey Map
SP006439
Plan Of Singapore Town And Adjoining Districts from actual survey by John Turnbull Thomson, Govt Surveyor, Singapore
1846
This map shows the demarcation and development of Singapore town and land use of its adjoining districts. This is the most detailed map of Singapore’s town of the time that is known (two editions 1844 and 1846
Map shows district boundaries, physical landscape, land use, public buildings, types of buildings, villages, nutmeg trees, pepper and gambier plantations, sugar plantations, coconut trees, fruit trees, vegetable gardens, forest, water mill, swamps, coral reefs, Chinese burial grounds, mosques, tombs of Malayan Princes, Bugis Village, Tanjong Pagar Village, Joss House, Temenggong's residence, Residence of the Sultan of Johore, Mount Palmer, Mount Wallich, Mount Erskine, Scotts Hill, Fort Fullerton, Singapore River, Kallang River, Geylang River, Rochor River, Toa Payoh (Toah Pyoh), Rochore, Kallang, Paya Lebar (Pyah Laebar), Siglap, Geylang (Gaylang), Tanglin, Claymore, Tanjong Pagar, Telok Blangah (Tulluh Blangan) and others
Map shows how agriculture was a major contributor to Singapore's economy in the 19th century. For example, coconut plantations covered much of Geylang; Orchard Road home to large nutmeg plantations; Tanjong Pagar area used to be hilly and filled with fruit tree orchards and smaller nutmeg plantations.
Map shows district boundaries, physical landscape, land use, public buildings, types of buildings, villages, nutmeg trees, pepper and gambier plantations, sugar plantations, coconut trees, fruit trees, vegetable gardens, forest, water mill, swamps, coral reefs, Chinese burial grounds, mosques, tombs of Malayan Princes, Bugis Village, Tanjong Pagar Village, Joss House, Temenggong's residence, Residence of the Sultan of Johore, Mount Palmer, Mount Wallich, Mount Erskine, Scotts Hill, Fort Fullerton, Singapore River, Kallang River, Geylang River, Rochor River, Toa Payoh (Toah Pyoh), Rochore, Kallang, Paya Lebar (Pyah Laebar), Siglap, Geylang (Gaylang), Tanglin, Claymore, Tanjong Pagar, Telok Blangah (Tulluh Blangan) and others
Map shows how agriculture was a major contributor to Singapore's economy in the 19th century. For example, coconut plantations covered much of Geylang; Orchard Road home to large nutmeg plantations; Tanjong Pagar area used to be hilly and filled with fruit tree orchards and smaller nutmeg plantations.
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