HARRISON, Cuthbert Woodville (ed.). An illustrated guide to the Federated Malay States. London, The Malay States Information Agency, 1920. 12mo (16,5 x 11cm), yellow cloth with gilt title and illustration to boards, (11) ff + 356 p., folded map in pocket. Nice copy, boards slightly faded
A third edition copy of this pocket sized guide for early twentieth century tourists adventuring in Malaya. Complete with coloured map in the pocket at the rear. The map is dated 1919. Illustrated with seven colour plates by Mrs. H.C. Barnard and numerous photographic monochrome plates by Kleingrothe and others. It includes mentions of the Singapore stone, the history of Singapore, rail connections to Singapore, and insight into the industries of Singapore and Malaya. Established by the British government in 1895, the Federated Malay States consisted of four protected states in the Malay Peninsula: Selangor, Perak, Negeri Sembilan and Pahang. The federation achieved independence in 1946 when the Malayan Union was formed and which would later become Malaysia.
