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Plan of the Town of Singapore
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Item Code : SM05
Artist / Cartographer : Lieut. Jackson
Size: 305 x 390mm
Price: S$ 110.00
Enlarged to 140%, this hand coloured reproduction is from John Crawfurd's Journal
of an Embassy from the Governor-General of India to the Courts of Siam and
Cochin China. Drawn by Lieutenant Jackson, it was engraved by J&C Walker, and
published by Henry Colburn, London, 1828. Lieutenant Philip Jackson had begun surveying Singapore in 1822 after being appointed Assistant Engineer by Raffles. Raffles, who had returned to Singapore in October 1822, after a three year absence, was not at all happy with the settlement’s haphazard growth, his main grievance being that his instructions to reserve land on the north bank of the Singapore River exclusively for the government had not been followed. To set matters aright Raffles formed a Town Committee and on 4th November issued a detailed list of instructions covering every aspect of Singapore’s future development. By 1823, Jackson had drawn up a general plan of the town based on his interpretation of Raffles’ instruction to the Town Committee. Jackson was appointed Surveyor to the Settlement on 1 February, 1826, but resigned the appointment in 1827 owing to ill health..All our reproduction maps are double matted (unless otherwise stated) and ready for framing.
Please note colour of the actual reproduction map is slightly different from what you see here.
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