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Doulos Phos, the story of 104 year-old ship and Singapore
Speaker: Mr. Eric Saw
13 Feb 2019@Riverboat
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Seven Stories of the Changi Area Through Historical Maps and Charts
Speaker: Mr. Mok Ly Yng
17 Nov 2018@Singapore Navy Museum
What Treasures Lie in Singapore Waters?
Speaker: Dr. Michael Flecker
17 Sep 2018@National Library Building
郑和有到过新加坡吗?
Speaker: Mr. Lee Kok Leong
17 Apr 2018@Radio 958
2015年11月7日, 中国国家主席习近平在新加坡国立大学的演讲中说.."15世纪初,中国著名航海家郑和扬帆远航,多次到访新加坡." 郑和是否到访过新加坡? 让我们听听李国樑先生在Capital 958 城市频道( 2018年4月17日) 的"印象古早"节目中, 闲谈这个话题 😊
The interview was organised by 958FM Radio and video was edited by Singapore Maritime Heritage Interest Group (SMHIG).
The interview was organised by 958FM Radio and video was edited by Singapore Maritime Heritage Interest Group (SMHIG).
Did China Admiral Zheng He’s fleet visit VivoCity Singapore
in early 15th century?
Speaker: Mr. Lee Kok Leong
16 Apr 2018@National Library Building
Singapore first chart surveyed and produced in Feb 1819
新加坡历史地图故事集
Speaker: Mr. Mok Ly Yng
21 Aug 2017@Radio 958
Map Consultant, Mr Mok Ly Yng (莫缕勇) was interviewed by 958FM Radio (华语电台) under the title of 新加坡历史地图故事集. He has shared an unknown story about a Singapore chart which took only 8 days to survey and produce in 1819 by four survey vessels, and why Stamford Raffles need this chart information to negotiate with the local official.
No time to watch? Just click below picture and watch the 45 secs footage about this story. This Chinese program clip doesn't has English subtitle.
The interview was organised by 958FM Radio and video was edited by Singapore Maritime Heritage Interest Group (SMHIG).
What could we learn from the 1603 sea battle off Changi?
Speaker: Dr. Peter Borschberg
19 Apr 2017@National Library Building
At the dawn of the seventeenth century, Singapore was a happening place at the crossroads of seaborne traffic. It had a functioning port and a shahbandar (port master). When the Portuguese merchantman Santa Catarina was attacked and plundered by the Dutch with the support of Johor on 25 February, 1603, Singapore became a cradle of the laws of war and peace. The incident formed the basis of a discussion by Hugo Grotius published in 1609 as The Freedom of the Seas. This was one of the historically most influential works ever published on the freedom of trade and navigation on the high seas.
But that’s not all. The Portuguese authorities in Melaka were miffed at the loss of the Santa Catarina and at the staggering losses the Dutch and the Johoreans inflicted on the merchants of Macao, Melaka and Goa---the owners of the Santa Catarina’s rich cargo. To punish Johor for its role in the Santa Catarina incident, the Portuguese imposed a blockade on the Johor River between in August and October, 1603. At the end of September, unexpectedly, a squadron of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) showed up off Pasir Panjang. The Dutch ships were lost and disoriented by the maze of islands of the Singapore Straits. While they were attempting to find their way through Singapore waters, they were informed by local fishermen of the Portuguese blockade. The events that began to unfold from this point onward brought the scene of action back to Changi.
The different stages of the Dutch battle with the Portuguese in the Johor River, off Changi and in the final stage off northern Batam were captured on a map sketch with published in 1606. This map sketch together with the travelogue of the Dutch naval commander who spearheaded the attacks on the Portuguese off Changi will form the backbone of this lecture.
Speaker:
Dr. Peter Borschberg is a fellow of the Royal Historical Society in London and teaches history at the National University of Singapore for the past 25 years. His past research interests cover Asia-Europe interactions with a focus on Southeast Asia and the Straits region.
Dr. Peter Borschberg is a fellow of the Royal Historical Society in London and teaches history at the National University of Singapore for the past 25 years. His past research interests cover Asia-Europe interactions with a focus on Southeast Asia and the Straits region.
About 3 mins brief version
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About 56 mins full presentation
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This talk was organised by the Singapore Maritime Heritage Interest Group, in unofficial tribute to
the Republic of Singapore Navy’s 50th anniversary on 5 May 2017
Some Past Formal Learning .....
(Abbreviated) Singapore in 1593 - Jacques de Coutre in Southeast Asia
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(Abbreviated) Five Things You Need to Know about the Maritime History of Singapore before 1800
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(Abbreviated) Singapore’s Maritime History Two Centuries before Raffles
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