{"product_id":"old-street-map-of-singapore-by-bartholomew-1893-singapore-river-ft-canning-little-india-chinatown-kampong-glam","title":"Old Street Map of Singapore by Bartholomew, 1893: Singapore River, Ft Canning, Little India, Chinatown, Kampong Glam","description":"\u003cp\u003eCity of Singapore, Plate 60, published in 1893 by Archibald Constable \u0026amp; Company and crafted by the eminent cartographer J. G. Bartholomew, presents a vivid late-Victorian portrait of a port city at the cusp of modernity. Bartholomew’s refined color system and ornate cartographic flourishes elevate the city plan into a work of art, while the dense web of streets, bridges, and city blocks reveals a meticulously ordered urban organism. This is a standout city map: it fuses beauty with an exacting survey of governance, trade, and daily life, catching Singapore precisely as its waterfront mercantile core pressed outward along planned arteries toward new residential quarters, parks, and infrastructural corridors that would define its future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Singapore River anchors the composition as the city’s working spine, its bridges stitching commercial banks to civic institutions. Around Hill Street, Stamford Road, and Victoria Street, Bartholomew arrays the administrative heart with crystalline clarity, situating Government House atop the eminence of Fort Canning and delineating fortifications and official buildings with disciplined linework. The surrounding plan balances utility and amenity: People’s Park emerges as a vital green relief amid dense streets and warehouses, while Beach Road and South Bridge Road convey the bustle of trade flowing between quay, marketplace, and courthouse. The river’s meanders, carefully toned, guide the eye through a landscape engineered for movement and oversight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBartholomew gives equal attention to the city’s distinctive quarters, whose identities are legible in the geometry of blocks and the punctuation of temples. Along South Bridge Road, Telok Ayer Road, Chulia Street, and Bonham Street, the mercantile intensity of Chinatown is palpable, where religious foundations stand within steps of godowns and shophouses. Eastward, the Malay royal legacy of Kampong Glam is articulated by Kampong Glam Road and Jalan Sultan, streets converging toward the historic core of the quarter. North of the river, Serangoon Road unfurls with Dunlop Street, Dickson Road, Campbell Lane, and Albert Street—an early map of Little India’s markets, guilds, and residences gathered along a purposeful axis—while Cairnhill Road hints at elevated residential precincts climbing away from the waterfront heat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe map excels at showing how maritime commerce braided with overland expansion. Tanjong Pagar Road and Telok Ayer Road feed directly from wharf to warehouse, while Pasir Panjang Road threads along the southern littoral. Railroads are traced with unblinking precision, channeling goods between docks and depots, and bridges multiply where traffic demanded speed. Kallang Road gestures toward wetlands and the basin’s broad waters, a counterpoint to the compacted town. From the core, planned routes—Thomson Road and Yio Chu Kang Road northward, Joo Chiat Road eastward—mark the city’s reach into its periphery. Streets like Jalan Besar, Kitchener Road, Queen Street, and Wellesley Street register a shifting frontier, where surveyed blocks foretold warehouses, workshops, and new neighborhoods.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJohn George Bartholomew’s mastery is everywhere: measured linework, judicious hachures, and a chromatic scheme that separates water, parkland, civic precincts, and thoroughfares without sacrificing harmony. Issued under the imprint of Archibald Constable \u0026amp; Company, Plate 60 exemplifies the late nineteenth-century fusion of scientific precision and artistic presentation. As a city map, it is especially notable for capturing the calibrated balance of governance (Government House, Fort Canning), community (People’s Park, temples), and circulation (bridges, railways, arterial roads) that sustained a global port. It reads not just as a plan, but as a narrative—of a cosmopolitan settlement consolidating its power, ordering its spaces, and preparing for the modern metropolis it would become.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStreets and roads on this map\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlbert Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBeach Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBonham Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCairnhill Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCampbell Lane\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChulia Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDickson Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDunlop Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHill Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJalan Besar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJalan Sultan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJoo Chiat Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKallang Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKampong Glam Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKitchener Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePahang Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePasir Panjang Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQueen Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSerangoon Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSingapore River (as a road context)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSouth Bridge Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStamford Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTanjong Pagar Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTelok Ayer Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThomson Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVictoria Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeld Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWellesley Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWheelock Place (as a road context)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYio Chu Kang Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNotable Features \u0026amp; Landmarks\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdministrative buildings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBridges\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCity blocks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFortresses\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLandmarks (e.g., Fort Canning, Government House)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eParks (e.g., People's Park)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRailroads\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRivers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStreets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTemples\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHistorical and design context\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eName of the map: City of Singapore, Plate 60\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreation date: 1893\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMapmaker\/Publisher: J G John George Bartholomew \/ Archibald Constable \u0026amp; Company\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInteresting context about the mapmaker: John Bartholomew was a significant figure in cartography, known for his detailed and accurate maps during the late 19th century. His works reflect advancements in cartographic techniques typical of that era.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDesign or style of the map: The map features a color representation, selecting vibrant hues to differentiate between various features. The style is reflective of the craftsmanship and artistic design popular in the late 19th century, with ornate cartographic elements.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistorical significance or context: This map provides a vital snapshot of Singapore’s urban development and geographical organization during a transformative period, highlighting its planning framework as a port city in the late 19th century.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease double check the images to make sure that a specific town or place is shown on this map. You can also get in touch and ask us to check the map for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis map looks great at every size, but I always recommend going for a larger size if you have space. That way you can easily make out all of the details. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis map looks amazing at sizes all the way up to 50in (125cm). If you are looking for a larger map, please \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003eget in touch\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe model in the listing images is holding the 16x20in (40x50cm) version of this map.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe fifth listing image shows an example of my map personalisation service.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you’re looking for something slightly different, check out my collection of the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/all-old-vintage-antique-maps\"\u003ebest old maps\u003c\/a\u003e to see if something else catches your eye.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003econtact me\u003c\/a\u003e to check if a certain location, landmark or feature is shown on this map.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis would make a wonderful birthday, Christmas, Father's Day, work leaving, anniversary or housewarming gift for someone from the areas covered by this map.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis map is available as a giclée print on acid free archival matte paper, or you can buy it framed. The frame is a nice, simple black frame that suits most aesthetics. Please get in touch if you'd like a different frame colour or material. My frames are glazed with super-clear museum-grade acrylic (perspex\/acrylite), which is significantly less reflective than glass, safer, and will always arrive in perfect condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Unique Maps Co.","offers":[{"title":"12x16in (30x40cm) \/ Map","offer_id":57718129361280,"sku":"UM00270462A","price":362.0,"currency_code":"CNY","in_stock":true},{"title":"12x16in (30x40cm) \/ Framed map","offer_id":57718129394048,"sku":"UM00270463A","price":974.0,"currency_code":"CNY","in_stock":true},{"title":"12x16in (30x40cm) \/ Framed canvas map","offer_id":57718129426816,"sku":"UM00270464A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"CNY","in_stock":true},{"title":"A3 (297x420mm) \/ Map","offer_id":57718129459584,"sku":"UM00270465A","price":362.0,"currency_code":"CNY","in_stock":true},{"title":"A3 (297x420mm) \/ Framed map","offer_id":57718129492352,"sku":"UM00270466A","price":974.0,"currency_code":"CNY","in_stock":true},{"title":"A3 (297x420mm) \/ Framed canvas 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