This compilation is in two parts. Part 1 consists of reprints of various articles on islands and countries in Southeast Asia which appeared in the Singapore Chronicle between 1824 and 1834. Part 2 comprises accounts of Singapore's history, trade and economy, the Dutch system of government, trade and economy in Java, trade, production and resources of Manila and historical ccounts of Borneo and Sooloo islands. It includes six maps of Singapore, Borneo, Malayan and Indian Archipelagos.