Natural History Drawings of Malaya

Complete Farquahar Collection

John Bastin, Chong Guan Kwa, Hassan Ibrahim , Morten Strange

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Editions Didier Millet
01 November 2010

History of art & design styles: from c 1900 -; Drawing & drawings; Mathematics & Sciences; The natural world, country life & pets

This is a wonderfully illustrated and evocative look at the natural history of the Malay Peninsula. Now for the first time, all 477 drawings of the flora and fauna of the Malay Peninsula commissioned by Colonel William Farquhar during his time as British Resident and Commandant of Malacca from 1803 to 1818, are published in one volume. Covering a wide spectrum of species, the evocative paintings were rendered in brilliant watercolour by Chinese artists who employed both Chinese and Western painting techniques. In an era when photography was non-existent, the only means of recording nature and wildlife was through painting. Accompanied by authoritative essays and detailed captions, ""Natural History Drawings"" is a fascinating window both into the natural history of the time and the 19th-century British settlement in the Malay Peninsula.

By: John Bastin, Chong Guan Kwa, Hassan Ibrahim, Morten Strange
Imprint: Editions Didier Millet
Country of Publication: Singapore
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 210mm, Spine: 40mm
Weight: 1.380kg
ISBN: 9789814217699
ISBN 10: 9814217697
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 01 November 2010
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Colonel William Farquhar (1774-1839) was Commandant of Malacca in 1803, where he was able to indulge his passion for natural history. After the handover of Malacca to the Dutch in 1818, he met Stamford Raffles, whom he would assist in the founding of modern Singapore.