Travel
[RAFFLES, Sophia]
Memoir of the life and public services of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles ... particularly in the government of Java, 1811-1816, and of Bencoolen and its dependencies, 1817-1824; with details of the commerce and resources of the Eastern Archipelago, and selections from his correspondence.
John Murray, London 1830. First edition. 4to., xv, [i], 723, [i], 100pp., portrait frontispiece, 3 maps, 1 chart, 1 engraved plate, 5 fine aquatint plates including the large folding view of Singapore, uncut in modern half calf gilt by Aquarius, red morocco label.
Thomas Raffles was originally a clerk in East India House, his talents were noticed and he was promoted and sent to Penang under the command of Lord Minto, who successfully undertook the reduction of Java, due in no small measure to the tact and local knowledge of Raffles. Bastin and Brommer 94; Abbey Travel 555.
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