A Visit to Java With an Account of the Founding of Singapore
Chapter 15
SINGAPORE.
Batavia and Singapore--Raffles' arrival in the East-- Determines to oppose the Dutch supremacy in the Archipelago--Occupation of Java--Is knighted--Returns from England--Foundation of Singapore--Uncertainty whether the settlement would be maintained--His death--Description of Singapore--Epilogue 263
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
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MOUNT SALAK, FROM THE HOTEL BELLE VUE, AT BUITENZORG Frontispiece
A JAVANESE ACTRESS vi
MOHAMMEDAN ARMOUR xii
A PORTUGUESE HOUSE, BATAVIA _To face_ 6
CHINESE BARBER 37
PALACE OF A NATIVE PRINCE _To face_ 43
WOMAN COOKING RICE. KOMPOR " 51
A BULLOCK CART " 54
A SAWAH PLOUGH 61
THE KING'S PLAIN, BATAVIA _To face_ 67
BRIDGE LEADING TO THE PAZER BAROE, BATAVIA " 70
THE WATERLOO PLAIN, BATAVIA " 78
SKETCH MAP OF JAVA " 89
SECTION AND GROUND PLAN OF THE BORO-BOEDOER TEMPLE " 94
A JAVANESE COTTAGE " 114
NATIVES SQUATTING 116
A HAPPY CELESTIAL 133
A PRODUCE MILL _To face_ 156
ROSAMALA TREES " 170
WOMEN BARKING CINCHONA 176
A DALANG _To face_ 179
COFFEE BERRIES 185
A WAYANG FIGURE 262
THE ESPLANADE, SINGAPORE _To face_ 264
THE CAVANAGH BRIDGE, SINGAPORE " 282