File:John Michael Houghton, Drawing from the Houghton Album titled 'Singapore from the Rocky Point, 1819', 13 x 18 cm, Collection of National Museum of Singapore.jpg
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[edit]DescriptionJohn Michael Houghton, Drawing from the Houghton Album titled 'Singapore from the Rocky Point, 1819', 13 x 18 cm, Collection of National Museum of Singapore.jpg |
English: One of the earliest surviving depictions of Singapore is Singapore from the Rocky Point, 1819, a wash drawing by John Michael Houghton, a midshipman who served on board the HMS Discovery as part of the naval escort accompanying Raffles on his journey to Singapore in 1819. Painted during the time Raffles first set foot on the island, it is one of 41 drawings belonging to the Houghton Album, which contains a compilation of views drawn by Houghton. |
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Source | https://www.roots.gov.sg/Collection-Landing/listing/1254655 |
Author | John Michael Houghton |
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