View of Boat Quay along the Singapore River, with Fort Canning Hill in the background

Title
View of Boat Quay along the Singapore River, with Fort Canning Hill in the background
Year/Period
19th century
Region
Singapore
Dimension
Image size: 21.7 x 27.5 cm
Accession No.
1993-00285-005

Elgin Bridge can be seen below Fort Canning Hill, originally built in 1862 and marked the boundary between the Malay and Chinese kampongs. A new Elgin Bridge was later built on the same site in 1927.