John Gorton’s “Raffles (Sir Thomas Stamford)” in A General Biographical Dictionary

Title
John Gorton’s “Raffles (Sir Thomas Stamford)” in A General Biographical Dictionary
Year/Period
1835
Region
London
Object Type
articles, extracts (partial documents)
Material
paper (fiber product)
Technique
printing (process)
Dimension
Object size: 22.2 x 14.2 cm
Accession No.
2019-00321
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. This article on Raffles was extracted from A General Biographical Dictionary published in 1835.

 

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