Vignettes in Time: Singapore Maps and History through the Centuries

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Come explore a little-known Singapore through vignettes of the past…

1 August to 31 October 2009

10am to 9pm daily (except Public Holidays)

Exhibition Area, Level 10, National Library Building, 100 Victoria Street

This exhibition depicts Singapore as seen through cartographers, geologists, mariners, military generals and town planners. Beginning with the arrival of the British and merchants from the nascent East India Company, to military strategists of Imperial Japan and postwar city planners, Vignettes in Time provides snippets of little-known histories.

Displayed for the first time are many never-before-seen maps from the collections of National Library Singapore and Lim Shao Bin. With over 120 maps on display, this is the single largest showcase of maps in Singapore. This exhibition is curated by Lim Chen Sian. Vignettes in Time is jointly organised by National Library Singapore and the Singapore Heritage Society.

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