00951nam a22001817a 450000500170000000800410001702000150005804000070007304100120008008200210009210000170011324500460013026000440017630000260022052004900024665000140073670000190075020220707153908.0220707b           ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a981301881X  cAL  aEnglish  223a959.57bLIUS  aGretchen Liu  aSingapore: A Pictorial History 1819-2000   aSingaporebEditions Didier Milletc2000  a400 p.bHBc30x26 cm.  aIn less than two centuries, Singapore has transformed itself from a small coastal kampong into a modern metropolis. After the arrival of Sir Stamford Raffles. Singapore grew from a humble village into a thriving colony, then was designated a Straits Settlement, and in 1965 became an independent nation state. Over 1,200 images--photographs, paintings, lithographs and engravings--and accompanying text, tell the story of Singapore. Many of the images have never been published before.  aSingapore  aLIU (Gretchen)