Issue
Jan–Mar 2016
1 January 2016
The Rare Materials Collection and other stories in BiblioAsia Volume 11, Issue 4
Director's Note
The Rare Materials Collection
(PDF)
Stories from the Stacks
The National Library’s newest exhibition, “From the Stacks”, presents highlights of its Rare Materials Collection. Chung Sang Hong explains why you should not miss this event. (PDF)
A Tribute Fit for a Prince
Address to Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh by the Singapore Chinese Merchants on the Occasion of His Visit to Singapore in 1869 (PDF)
A Missionary’s Guide to Java and Bali
Journal of a Tour along the Coast of Java and Bali etc, with a Short Account of the Island of Bali Particularly of Bali Baliling (PDF)
Malaya Through One Man’s Eyes
British Malaya: An Account of the Origin and Progress of British Influence in Malaya (PDF)
An Expat’s Impressions of Singapore
An Anecdotal History of Old Times in Singapore: From the Foundation of the Settlements Under the Honourable the East India Company, on February 6th, 1819, to the Transfer of the Colonial Office as Part of the Colonial Possessions of the Crown on April 1st, 1867 (PDF)
A Bilingual Dictionary by a Scotsman
A Grammar and Dictionary of the Malay Language with a Preliminary Dissertation (PDF)
Crawfurd on Southeast Asia
A Descriptive Dictionary of the Indian Islands & Adjacent Countries (PDF)
Notes on a Little Island
Journal of an Embassy from the Governor-General of India to the Courts of Siam and Cochin China: Exhibiting a View of the Actual State of Those Kingdoms (PDF)
A Portuguese Map of Sincapura
Malaca, l’Inde Méridionale et le Cathay: Manuscrit Original Autographe de Godinho de Erédia, Appartenant a la Bibliothèque Royale de Bruxelles (PDF)
Celebrating a Centenary
One Hundred Years of Singapore: Being Some Account of the Capital of the Straits Settlements from its Foundation by Sir Stamford Raffles on the 6th February 1819 to the 6th February 1919 (PDF)
Logan’s Journal
The Journal of the Indian Archipelago and Eastern Asia (PDF)
Raffles’ Letters of Intrigue
Letters from Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles to Lord Lansdowne (PDF)
Raffles’ Political Manoeuvres
Letter from Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles to John Tayler (PDF)
The Map That Opened Up Southeast Asia
Exacta & Accurata Delineatio cum Orarum Maritimdrum tum etjam locorum terrestrium quae in Regionibus China, Cauchinchina, Camboja sive Champa, Syao, Malacca, Arracan & Pegu… (PDF)
The Book That Almost Didn’t Happen
Notices of the Indian Archipelago, and Adjacent Countries: Being a Collection of Papers Relating to Borneo, Celebes, Bali, Java, Sumatra, Nias, the Philippine islands, Sulus, Siam, Cochin China, Malayan Peninsula, etc (PDF)
A War Crimes Trials Snapshot
Photographs on the Opening of the War Crimes Trials in Singapore, 21 January 1946 (PDF)
Propaganda Paper
The Syonan Shimbun (PDF)
Singapore’s First School
Formation of the Singapore Institution, A.D. 1823 (PDF)
Birds of the Malay Peninsula
The Birds of the Malay Peninsula: A General Account of the Birds Inhabiting the Region from the Isthmus of Kra to Singapore with the Adjacent Islands (PDF)
Legends of the Malay Kings
Malay Annals [Sejarah Melayu] (PDF)
A Bona Fide History Book
Handbook to Singapore, with Map and a Plan of the Botanical Gardens (PDF)
A Battle Captured in a Map
Contrafactur des Scharmutz els der Hollender wider die Portigesen in dem Flus Balusabar [Chart of a Skirmish between the Dutch and the Portuguese in the Balusabar River] (PDF)
A Poetic Travelogue in Tamil
Athivinotha Kuthirai Panthaiya Lavani (அதிவினோத குதிரை பந்தைய லாவணி) (PDF)
When Singapore Was Cinca Pula
India Tercera Nuova Tavola (PDF)
A Chinese Classic in Baba Malay
Chrita Dahulu-kala, Namanya Sam Kok, Atau, Tiga Negri Ber-prang: Siok, Gwi, Sama Gor di Jaman “Han Teow” [Ancient Story Entitled Sanguo or the Three Kingdoms at War: Shu, Wei and Wu During the Han Dynasty] (PDF)
A Singapore-made Qur’an
Lithographed Qur’an (PDF)
Indian Muslim Devotional Poems
Munajathu Thirattu (முனாஜாத்துத் திரட்டு) (PDF)
English Nursery Rhymes with a Malay Spin
Haji’s Book of Malayan Nursery Rhymes (PDF)
Stories of Abdullah
Hikayat Abdullah (Stories of Abdullah) (PDF)
The First English and Malay Dictionary
A Dictionary: English and Malayo, Malayo and English (PDF)
Of Spells and Magic
Malay Magic: Being an Introduction to the Folklore and Popular Religion of the Malay Peninsula (PDF)
Hear Ye Hear Ye
Straits Government Gazette (PDF)
Singapore’s Role in the Chinese Revolution
Nanyang and the Founding of the Republic (南洋与创立民国) (PDF)
A Handy Cookbook
My Favourite Recipes (PDF)
A Glimpse of 1930s Singapore
The Lights of Singapore (PDF)
About Law and Order
The Law of the Straits Settlements: A Commentary (PDF)
A Magazine for the Straits Chinese
The Straits Chinese Magazine: A Quarterly Journal of Oriental and Occidental Culture (PDF)
Through the Eye Glass
Cermin Mata Bagi Segala Orang Yang Menuntut Pengetahuan (An Eye Glass for All Who Seek Knowledge) (PDF)
The Pulse of Malayan Literature
Pulse (PDF)
Early History of the Chinese Community
One Hundred Years’ History of the Chinese in Singapore (PDF)
A Dictionary That Bridged Two Races
Hua yi tong yu (华夷通语) (PDF)
Singapore in Sepia
Fotoalbum Singapur (PDF)
The Gospel in Chinese
The Perfect Man’s Model (全人矩矱) (PDF)
The First Public Library
Reports of the Singapore Library (1844– 52, 1860) (PDF)
A Christian Sermon in Malay
The Substance of Our Saviour’s Sermon on the Mount Contained in the 5th, 6th &c. 7th Chapters of the Gospel According to St. Matthew (PDF)
Cartoons of Terror
Chop Suey (杂碎画集) (PDF)
About Babas and the Chinese
The Manners and Customs of the Chinese of the Straits Settlements (PDF)
The First Directory
The Straits Times Almanack, Calendar and Directory (PDF)
A Colonial Cookbook
The “Mem’s” Own Cookery Book: 420 Tried and Economical Recipes for Malaya (PDF)
In Aid of the Motherland
Singapore Tong Seok Dramatic Association Charity Performance for the Shantung Relief Fund (星洲通俗白话剧团演剧筹赈山东惨灾会特刊) (PDF)
The First Newspaper
Singapore Chronicle and Commercial Register (PDF)
A Gift of Books
The National Library Board wins hearts (and minds) around the world with its SG50 Gift of Books initiative. Amelia Tan has the details. (PDF)
Preserving Our Published Heritage
The nation’s published heritage is preserved by the National Library for posterity. Ivy Lee reveals the aim of the Legal Deposit and shares highlights from the collection.(PDF)