Memoir of the Life and Public Services of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles

Title
Memoir of the Life and Public Services of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles
Year/Period
1830
Region
London
Object Type
rare books
Material
paper (fiber product), China paper, India paper (rag paper)
Technique
engraving (printing process), printing (process), bookbinding (process)
Dimension
Object size: 28.7 x 23.5 x 7.7 cm
Accession No.
2019-00317
Collection of
National Museum of Singapore
Credit Line
Gift of Tang Holdings Pte Ltd

Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles established a British East India Company trading factory in Singapore in 1819. In 1830, after Raffles' death in 1826, his widow Lady Sophia Raffles published the Memoir of the Life and Public Services of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles. This coy was presented by Lady Raffles to King Leopold of the Belgians.

 

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