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Natural History Drawings
Bastin, John; Kwa, Chong Guan
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Description for Natural History Drawings
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This is a wonderfully illustrated and evocative look at the natural history of the Malay Peninsula. Now for the first time, all 477 drawings of the flora and fauna of the Malay Peninsula commissioned by Colonel William Farquhar during his time as British Resident and Commandant of Malacca from 1803 to 1818, are published in one volume. Covering a wide spectrum of species, the evocative paintings were rendered in brilliant watercolour by Chinese artists who employed both Chinese and Western painting techniques. In an era when photography was non-existent, the only means of recording nature and wildlife was through painting. ... Read more
This is a wonderfully illustrated and evocative look at the natural history of the Malay Peninsula. Now for the first time, all 477 drawings of the flora and fauna of the Malay Peninsula commissioned by Colonel William Farquhar during his time as British Resident and Commandant of Malacca from 1803 to 1818, are published in one volume. Covering a wide spectrum of species, the evocative paintings were rendered in brilliant watercolour by Chinese artists who employed both Chinese and Western painting techniques. In an era when photography was non-existent, the only means of recording nature and wildlife was through painting. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Editions Didier Millet Pty Ltd Singapore
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
, Singapore
ISBN
9789814217699
SKU
V9789814217699
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Ref
99-15
About Bastin, John; Kwa, Chong Guan
Colonel William Farquhar (1774-1839) was Commandant of Malacca in 1803, where he was able to indulge his passion for natural history. After the handover of Malacca to the Dutch in 1818, he met Stamford Raffles, whom he would assist in the founding of modern Singapore.
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