History Delocalized

History Delocalized is about maps, prints and books related to Singapore's history...History Delocalized is also about places, and other bits and pieces around the world that have something to do with Singapore's history.

Sunday, 23 August 2020

An early "Singaporean's" visit to China

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The early "Singaporean" here is Parameswara. His destination, today's Nanjing, in Jiangsu province, China. The date, 1411 CE. ...

Sunday, 15 May 2016

Maps on display at the National Museum of Singapore I

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The main gallery of the National Museum of Singapore (NMS) is the Singapore History Gallery. After a recent revamp and the reopening in No...

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Sunday, 20 March 2016

Some Treasures at the Museum Nasional, Jakarta

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One of best things I did during my visits to Jakarta was to visit the treasure-filled National Museum of Indonesia (Museum Nasional). Here...

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Thursday, 24 September 2015

When did Singapore become an island? Part IV

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Peter Borschberg has written an excellent article on the early mapping of Singapore [1]. This article is part of the book published in con...

Saturday, 1 August 2015

Where Olivia Mariamne Raffles and John Caspar Leyden rest...

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About 10 minutes walk from the National Museum of Indonesia in Jakarta, by Jalan Tanah Abang, is a small cemetery, or what is left of a b...

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