| | Thumbnail | | Creator | Date | Title / Author / Date / Location | Price | | | Description |
| 7897 |  | Details | Rheault, Jean-Louis | 1990 |
| Pictorial advertising map of Singapore |
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Rheault, Jean-Louis |
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| 1990 |
| LOC:86 |
| $350.00 | Rheault--Jean-Louis | Pictorial-advertising-map-of-Singapore | Small pictorial advertising map of Singapore, emphasizing its muti-ethnic composition. Drawn by Jean-Louis Rheault. Copyright 1990. Singapore City Character Print produced by Descartes (Singapore), Tampines Street 93.
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The map is filled with advertisements for local business, notable Singapore locations and facts about the city and its history including:
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<li>Singapore is the world's third largest oil refining center after Amsterdam and Houston.</li>
<li>October is the time of the pilgrimage to Kusu (turtle) island.</li>
<li>In the old days, Singapore River was home to Bugis traders and pirates from the Celebes who lived their entire lives on boats.</li>
<li>According to legend Sang Nila Utama, Prince of Palembang named Singa Pura, Sanskrit for Lion City.</li>
<li>Mandarin, Malay, Tamil, and English are Singapore's four official languages.</li>
<li>Just prior to the Japanese invasion Singapore was known as the "Gibraltar of the East."</li>
<li>General Yamashita invaded Singapore on Feb 2, 1952. The city was renamed Syonan.</li>
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