Vignettes in Time: Singapore Maps and History through the Centuries
1st August – 31st October 2009
Venue: Level 10, Exhibition Area, National Library Building
Organisers: National Library Singapore & Singapore Heritage Society
“This exhibition depicts Singapore as seen through cartographers, geologists, mariners, military generals and town planners. Beginning with the arrival of the British and merchants from the nascent East India Company, to military strategists of Imperial Japan and postwar city planners, Vignettes in Time provides snippets of little-known histories.
Displayed for the first time are many never-before-seen maps from the collections of National Library Singapore and Lim Shao Bin. With over 120 maps on display, this is the single largest showcase of maps in Singapore. Come explore a little-known Singapore through vignettes of the past. This exhibition is curated by Lim Chen Sian. ”
Source: NLB
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