Travels from Grandeurs of the West to Mysteries of the East

Collections
1318466
Title
Travels from Grandeurs of the West to Mysteries of the East
Year/Period
1909
Region
Singapore
Dimension
Object size: 28.0 x 21.5 x 4.0 cm
Accession No.
2014-00044
Credit Line
Gift of CapitaLand Limited (Singapore), from the Raffles Hotel Museum Collection

This book describes the travels of Charlton B. Perkins and offers advice to prospective travelers. It was published in 1909. Perkins writes about Singapore in it, and includes a mention the Raffles Hotel, which he calls ‘The Savoy of Singapore’ and a ‘palatial place of entertainment’