Title from caption. Detached from: The Edinburgh review, or Critical journal, vol. xxxi, no. lxii (Dec.1818-March 1819) pages 395-413. Begins with: "We now redeem our pledge to the public, by offering some account of the very valuable work before us; which presents, to the British reader at least, the only authentic and detailed account of a land eminent fertility and happy situation, inhabited by an interesting race of people, hardly fewer than five millions in number; and whose history, it is now discovered, chiefly by the industry of our countrymen, is connected with that of the three great civilised nations of continental Asia- the Hindus, the Chinese, and the Arabs ...". "A critical review of Raffles's book by John Crawfurd, which Raffles reciprocated in his review of Crawfurd's The History of the Indian Archipelago (Edinburgh, 1820)"--John Bastin catalogue, page 15, item, 11. Private library of Dr John Sturgus Bastin; East Sussex, United Kingdom; Direct purchase; March 2015. Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, a British statesman, who is best remembered as the founder of Singapore. Raffles was Lieutenant-Governor of Java in 1811, and instrumental in maintaining the British strongholds in the Dutch East Indies. John Crawfurd (13 August 1783 - 11 May 1868) was a Scottish physician, colonial administrator and diplomat, and author. He is now best known for his work on Asian languages, his History of the Indian Archipelago, and his role in founding Singapore as the last British Resident of Singapore; the position of Resident was replaced by the Governor of the Straits Settlements.--Wikipedia. Rare material - handle and store according to library's policy for handling and storing such material. John Bastin Collection (B29267746J) (Catalogue ref: III/11).