Knowing Singapore : The Evolution of Published Information in Europe, c.1500–1819 / Benjamin J.Q. Khoo and Peter Borschberg ; with an introduction by Kwa Chong Guan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Khoo, Benjamin J. Q., author.

Borschberg, Peter, author.

Contributor:

Kwa, Chong Guan, writer of introduction.

Series:

MBRAS Monograph Series

MBRAS Monograph Series ; v.53

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public opinion--Europe--History.

Public opinion.

Publishers and publishing--Europe--History.

Publishers and publishing.

Singapore--Foreign public opinion, European--History.

Singapore.

Singapore--Relations--Europe.

Europe--Relations--Singapore.

Europe.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource: illustrations (some color), maps.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2023

Summary:

A review of European publications between 1500 and 1819 shows that Singapore was well-known in Europe long before T. S. Raffles set up a British East India Company trading station on the island.

Contents:

Introduction / Kwa Chong Guan

part 1. Singapore and its straits in European publications, c. 1400-1819

Definitions and methodology

Quantification and categorisation

Four thematic impressions

No knowledge before 1819?

Conclusion

part 2. Entries on Singapore and its region in compendia

Why reference works?

From myth to cognizance (1512-1596)

From cognizance to growth (1596-1650)

A new systemisation of knowledge (1650-1750)

Expansion and fragmentation (1750-1819)

Some conclusions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 95-118) and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

967-00-7504-1

OCLC:

1405844958