Aside from Venice and Carthage, there has probably been no other city state so defined by its engagement in maritime trade as Singapore; from its early days as a trading outpost to its current incarnation as the commercial and geographical heart of the Far East. This book beautifully displays the results of this mercantile history: the Chinese Shophouses, the boats plying the river, the old colonial black and white houses that are unique to Singapore, all within the lush greenery of a tropical jungle. It is this special combination of landscape, architecture, history, and dedication to international commerce that make Singapore so unique in the world.

• Hardcover - 95 pages