Narrative of a voyage from Singapore to the west coast of Borneo, in the schooner Stamford, in the year 1834, with an account of a journey to Montradok, the capital of a Chinese colony in possession of the principal gold mines
Book Extract 216.73.216.10 (0)
1836
Information About
This is an account of the two and a half months journey commencing on 1st March 1834, from Singapore to the west coast of Borneo undertaken by the author to explore direct trade with the Chinese settlers working in the gold mines in Sinkawan. He describes the towns and ports he visited, the Malays, the Dyaks and people he met, like the raja and the governor of Montradok and encounters with wild boars and monkeys.
Additional Details
- Title
- Narrative of a voyage from Singapore to the west coast of Borneo, in the schooner Stamford, in the year 1834, with an account of a journey to Montradok, the capital of a Chinese colony in possession of the principal gold mines
- Creators
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- Earl, George Windsor, 1813-1865
- Subject
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- Borneo--Description and travel
- Publisher
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- Royal Asiatic Society, 1836
- National Library Board Singapore, 1836
- Digital Description
- application/pdf, 3212 KB, 32 p.
- Copyright
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- All Rights Reserved. National Library Board Singapore 2007.|