Information About
This photograph shows a panoramic view of a coastal Malay village in Singapore, taken in 1880. Numerous huts on wooden piles and with thatch roof are built close together on the edge of a river. In the middle of the river, several Malay boatmen are in their sampans waiting for passengers. Description by Library staff. Title devised by Library staff.
Subjects
Villages--Singapore--Photographs
Malays (Asian people)--Singapore--Photographs
Huts--Singapore--Photographs
Coastal settlements--Singapore--Photographs
Boaters (Persons)--Singapore--Photographs
Boats and boating--Singapore--Photographs
Categories
Residential buildings Rivers Streets and Places TransportationAdditional Details
- Credit Line
- Digitised images, All rights reserved, National Library Board Singapore, 2021