Singapore Nautical Chart ~ Year 1847

Part of a large size nautical chart of Singapore, published in the year 1847 in Paris France under the patronage of Louis Philippe I of France. When Singapore was founded in 1819 the seas around the colony were only tentatively mapped. This chart stands at the forefront of scientific mapping of the region.

When Singapore was founded in 1819 the seas around the colony were only tentatively mapped. The Malacca straits, which had long been a major artery of trade, had been mapped, but within proximity of Singapore island, most early mappings fell apart. This chart follows on the work of Horsburgh, supplemented by new surveys initiated by the Admiralty in 1840. Additionally, it also drawn on Dutch surveys produced under the direction of M. Van Der Plaat, who surveyed the islands just south of Singapore, in the same year.

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