Posted on January 10, 2021 by PhilaMirror
The stamps depicts a “Xabandaria”, or harbour master’s compound, on the settlement, as well as the Old Strait and New Strait, which connected the East-West trade routes. A chart dated 1755 by French hydrographer Jacques-Nicolas Bellin showing the navigational route along the Melaka and Singapore Straits is also featured. The map indicates the main sea channels of Singapore – the OId Strait, the New Strait and the Governor’s Strait – that provided passage to ships travelling between the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean.
Date of Release:1st December 2020

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