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Farquhar was born in Newhall, Aberdeenshire, near Aberdeen, in 1774 as the youngest child of Robert Farquhar and Agnes Morrison, his father's second wife. [1] His brother, Arthur, two years his senior, rose to the rank of rear admiral in the Royal Navy, and received a knighthood for his distinguished services during the Napoleonic Wars.
The William Farquhar Collection of Natural History Drawings consists of 477 watercolour botanical drawings of plants and animals of Malacca and Singapore by unknown Chinese (probably Cantonese) artists that were commissioned between 1819 and 1823 by William Farquhar (26 February 1774 – 13 May 1839). The paintings were meant to be of ...
1825 map of Singapore. The Fort Canning Hill area was bounded on its north by ruins of an old wall marked as Old Lines of Singapore and to the south by Singapore River. It is believed that the Fort Canning Hill area was once the centre of ancient Singapura that thrived in the 14th century, and was occupied by a palace with various buildings of political, religious and commercial significance. [2]
Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens is a botanical garden and conservatory located in Columbus, Ohio.It is open daily and an admission fee is charged. Today, it is a horticultural and educational institution showcasing exotic plant collections, special exhibitions, and Dale Chihuly artworks.
Term of office Origin Background or previous appointment Monarch Took office Left office Duration 1 Major-General William Farquhar (1774–1839) 6 February 1819 1 May 1823 4 years, 2 months Aberdeenshire, Scotland: Resident of Malacca, Chief Engineer George III. George IV. 2 Dr John Crawfurd (1783–1868) 27 May 1823 15 August 1826 3 years, 2 ...
In 1852, the harbour was moved to New Harbour (later Keppel Harbour in 1900) and the office had since been demolished. [2] In 1919, a three-storey Water House was completed on the former site of the Master Attendant's office, the building was an Art Deco building designed by Swan & Maclaren. The Water House also included a basement which was ...
21 November 1821, the mission embarked on the John Adam for the complicated and difficult navigation of the Hoogly river, taking seven days to sail the 140 miles (225 km.) from Calcutta to open water. Crawfurd writes that, with the assistance of a steam-boat, ships might be towed down in two days without difficulty; then adds in a footnote ...
STPI is a not-for-profit organisation established with the support of the Ministry of Information, Communication and the Arts (presently known as the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth – MCCY), Singapore Tourism Board, and Singapore Totalisator Board, [3] in line with the government’s Renaissance City Plan to position the nation as the prime arts hub of Southeast Asia.