01027nam a22002057a 4500 20220707153908.0 220707b ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 981301881X AL English 23 959.57 LIUS Gretchen Liu 47593 Singapore: A Pictorial History 1819-2000 Singapore Editions Didier Millet 2000 400 p. HB 30x26 cm. In 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. Singapore 47594 LIU (Gretchen) 47595 ddc GF 223635 223635 0 0 ddc 0 0 HIS AL AL 2013-03-23 0 959.57 LIUS GF03118 2022-07-07 00:00:00 2022-07-07 GF