Singapore. Esplanade. Photographer: G. R. Lambert and Company
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General view looking along the Esplanade towards the Supreme Court (extreme left), with the Hotel d'Europe on the extreme right. Photograph unsigned, but probably by G. R. Lambert and Co. Singapore was visited by the compiler of this album between 28th January and 1st February 1879.
View from the road looking towards the small two storey hotel, with figures posed at the gateway and wooded hillside in the background. Penang was visited by the compiler of this album between 25th and 26th January, 1879
Batavia [Jakarta]. Photographer: Woodbury and Page
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This photograph shows the Molenvliet canal from the southern end, looking north. Molenvliet West (Jalan Gajah Mada) is on the left and Molenvliet Oost (Jalan Hayam Wuruk) is on the right. At that time, there was no access from Molenvliet Oost to Noordwijk (Jalan Juanda) because the corner site (...