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Singapore
Views of Singapore

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Fotografie des 19. – 21. Jahrhunderts (Katalog nur online verfügbar)
Auktionsdatum 29.11.2025

Photographers: G. R. Lambert & Co. (active ca. 1880-1910) and unknown. Views of Singapore. 1880s-1890s. 20 collodion and albumen prints, mounted on boards. Each ca. 21,5 x 27 cm (27 x 34 cm) or reverse. Most with the photographer’s studio stamp embossed in the lower left corner, some with handwritten titles below the image on the mount.

This extensive group of photographs offers a richly detailed visual record of Singapore at the height of the colonial period. Produced primarily by G. R. Lambert & Co. - the leading commercial photography studio in British Malaya - the images document both iconic landmarks and everyday street scenes. Highlights include the bustling activity of Boat Quay and Keppel Harbor, lively street views with rickshaws and pedestrians in tropical attire, as well as notable colonial-era buildings such as the Police Court and Medical Hall. Also featured is the Hindu temple at South Bridge Road, along with verdant botanical studies, including the striking symmetry of a traveller’s tree (Ravenala madagascariensis) and a distant view of Tyersall Palace nestled within the Singapore Botanic Gardens. One photograph, likely by another photographer, presents a scenic view across the straits toward a Malay village, possibly Kampong Telok Saga on Pulau Brani. – Some light fading, occasional surface spotting and scuff marks, some with light creases and small edge tears, otherwise in good to very good condition.