| VOP Code: | KSN590 |
| Category: | Photographs & Paintings |
| Scale/No.: | n/a |
| Title: | Aerial View North East from KOMTAR |
| Keywords: | Prangin Ditch, Sia Boey market, Rope Walk / Jalan Pintal Tali, Carnarvon St, Urbanscape |
| Features: | image taken: 1991-1993, Context: the area known as ‘Tanjung’ stretching from the Penang Harbour, the north east cape, Details: predominantly two-storey environment until the port area where former state building – Bangunan Syed Putra stands out, Materials: once swamp land the original building materials were bakau plies, granite, masonry walls, lime mortar and lime plaster, This area later became the UNESCO World Heritage Site in July 2008, George Town |
| Year: | |
| Source: | The KSN Collection |
Aerial View North East from KOMTAR
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Manuscript Reference Number: MS 40320
Acknowledgement:
We would like to thank the Archives and Special Collections, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) Library, University of London, for providing access to the Light Letters Collection. We are particularly indebted to Susannah Rayner, who was head of Archives and Special Collections at SOAS Library and Erich Kesse, the Digital Library Project Officer at SOAS Library. Our gratitude goes to Dr. Mulaika Hijjas, Professor Ernst Ulrich Kratz and Dato’ Dr. Annabel Teh Gallop. Our appreciation is also extended to Zulqarnain Abu Bakar, Muhaimin Sulam, M Pisol Mat Isa, M Nuri al-Amin and Raja Ahmad Iskandar Raja Yaacob of the Department of Management and Humanities, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS.
Accuracy:
Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the transliteration and summary for each letter. Any comment and feedback are welcomed.
For Further Information, Please Contact
Professor Dato’ Dr. Ahmad Murad Merican (muradmerican@gmail.com), Universiti Sains Malaysia.
Mr. Abdur-Rahman Mohamed Amin (urrahman_amin@petronas.com.my), Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS.
