Asia (continent)
Found in 100 Collections and/or Records:
The railway line [Port Dickson, circa 1900], 1900
360 x 282 mm. A view looking along the line which crosses a causeway before running into the station in the background. The 25 miles line from Seremban to Port Dickson was commenced in 1887 and opened to traffic on July 28, 1891.
The Residency [Carcosa, Kuala Lumpur, circa 1900], 1900
355 x 269 mm. A view of Carcosa taken from a similar angle to the preceding print, but from a closer viewpoint. The first mention of the Residency in the Selangor Annual Reports is in 1897 (in C.9108 of 1898) and the following years entry (in C.9524 of 1899, p. 36) appears to indicate the completion of the building. This photograph was almost certainly taken on the same occasion as the preceding print.
The Residency Hill, Thaiping [i.e. Taiping] [1890s], 1890 - 1899
269 x 207 mm. A view looking over the town from a neighbouring hillside, with tin workings in the foreground, the houses of the town beyond and the Residency situated on a small hill overlooking the Padang.
The Residency Hill, Thaiping [i.e. Taiping] [1890s], 1890 - 1899
269 x 207 mm.
The Residency, Kuala Lumpur 1882-1883, 1882 - 1883
251 x 188 mm (mounted on card). A view looking up the Residency Hill towards the square, two-storey Residency buildings at the summit. The Residency, was originally the Klang Residency and was dismantled and rebuilt at Kuala Lumpur in 1881-1882.
The Singapore River, 1880 - 1889
The Strand, Malacca, 1890 - 1899
270 x 209 mm. A view looking along the footbridge crossing the Malacca River near its mouth, with the ruins of St Pauls Church on the hill on the farther bank. The original parts of the church date from the early sixteenth century.
The Strand, Malacca, 1890 - 1899
270 x 209 mm.
The Sultan's Palace, Brunei [i.e. Bandar Seri Begawan], Borneo, 1880 - 1889
272 x 206 mm. Showing a number of thatched houses raised on piles and connected by walkways. Photographer unknown, probably G.R. Lambert and Co.
Tobacco estate house, Borneo, 1880 - 1889
273 x 207 mm. View looking across a clearing towards a group of thatched, verandahed European houses set among palm trees. Photographer unknown, probably G.R. Lambert and Co.
Train on Kepong Bank, Selangor [circa 1892], 1892
289 x 242 mm. A view from the side of the line looking towards a ballast train halted on an embankment running through dense forest. Kepong is situated six miles north-west of Kuala Lumpur.
Ukiets, Borneo, 1880 - 1889
270 x 208 mm. Group portrait of men, women and children seated on a woven mat. In Roth (1896), volume 1, page 25 this photograph is captioned 'Kanowits (?)'. Photographer unknown, probably G.R. Lambert and Co.
Victoria Bridge across Perak River, circa 1899, 1899
View from the sea side, 1900
273 x 211 mm. A view from the harbour looking towards the Collyer Quay waterfront, with a sampan loaded with sacks in the foreground and boats and lighters moored near the shore. Johnston's Pier is at the extreme right of the print.
View of Brunei, Borneo [i.e. Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei], 1880 - 1889
271 x 203 mm. View from a hillside looking down onto the town of Brunei which consists of thatched houses built on piles on the mudbanks of the Brunei River. Photographer unknown, probably G.R. Lambert and Co.
View of Keppel Harbour, Singapore, with the tin smelting works, the largest in the world, 1890 - 1899
269 x 209 mm. A view from Mount Faber looking across St James and New Harbour towards Pulau Brani, with a Malay village in the foreground and the chimneys of the tin smelting works (opened in 1890) rising from behind the trees in the distance. Better known as New Harbour, it is located south- west of the town and was surveyed by Henry Keppel who in 1848 made repairs there to his ship the Meander. Its importance was largely eclipsed by the growth of the Tanjong Pagar Docks.
View of Malacca, 1890 - 1899
270 x 208 mm. A view looking across the bay towards Malay houses on stilts lining the waterfront. With a young Malay boy seated on an English cannon dating from the early nineteenth century in the foreground.
View of Penang Island, looking S.E. from near the Halfway House, Penang Hill, 1880 - 1889
258 x 280 mm. A view from Penang Hill (also known as Government Hill and situated west of George Town) looking south east across a valley heavily planted with coconut plantations towards another range of hills. Beyond these part of the island of Pulau Jerejak can be seen, with the mainland of Province Wellesley dimly visible in the distance.
View of the church and steet scene, Thaiping [i.e. Taiping] [1890s], 1890 - 1899
269 x 207 mm. A view looking along a street lined with Chinese traders' stalls, with the spire of the church in the left background. This presumably All Saints Church, consecrated in 1887.
View of the church and steet scene, Thaiping [i.e. Taiping] [1890s], 1890 - 1899
269 x 207 mm.
View of the Residency, Carcosa [circa 1900], 1900
352 x 269 mm. A view looking up from the Lake Gardens towards Carcosa, the official residence of the Resident General of the Federated Malay States. The building with its timber gables looks over the ornamental gardens and was constructed in 1897-1898 under the supervision of Charles Edwin Spooner who as State Engineer was also responsible for the Federal Government Offices. It is probable that the building was designed by A.C. Norman.
View of the wharf, 1900 - 1910
273 x 214 mm. A view looking along one of the wharves in the Tanjong Pagar Docks, with disembarking passengers, porters and labourers on the quayside and a large steamer moored at the left.
View of the wharf, Telok Anson [1890s], 1890 - 1899
269 x 206 mm. A view looking along the wooden wharves and landing stages at Telok [i.e. Teluk] Anson, with a steamer moored at the right. Telok Anson is situated on the Perak River, 40 miles south of Ipoh and 20 miles from the Strait of Malacca.
View of the wharf, Telok Anson [1890s], 1890 - 1899
269 x 206 mm.
Wine palm. Caryota urens, 1900
215 x 272 mm. Showing a wine palm growing beside an ornamental lake in the Singapore Botanic Gardens. The idea of a Botanic Gardens had been formulated as early as 1822 and land was set aside on the slopes of Fort Canning for the purpose. The present gardens were established in 1859 when the government gave a grant of 50 acres of land to the Singapore Agri-Horticultural Society for the purpose. These were opened to the public in 1874.