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View of the Esplanade

Title

Region

Singapore

Material

Paper

Technique

Albumen print mounted on card

Dimension

Image size: 21.1 x 27.7 cm,
Object size: 27.9 x 34.3 cm

Accession No.

2018-00693

Collection of

National Museum of Singapore

This is a view of the Esplanade, the recreational centre of 19th century Singapore town. A horse-drawn carriage or gharry is shown travelling around the bend of the wide road around the Esplanade. This was a common sight until the arrival of the rickshaw, which by the turn of the 20th century replaced the gharry as the primary mode of public transport in Singapore.