Sherman, a second-generation Chinese-Malaysian has a shop on 2nd Street between Heeren and Jonker.
One of a Kind!
"Eastern Islands or Malay Archipelago." "Borneo or, by the inhabitants, K’Lementan." Typical of colonial-era maps, this one has multiple names for the same pieces of land. Painted by our friend Sherman, a second-generation Chinese-Malaysian who has a shop on 2nd Street between Heeren and Jonker, this poster depicts Malacca during the British occupation, which lasted from 1824 to 1957.
As trade between Britain and China increased in the 18th century, the former started sniffing around for bases in the East, acquiring them one at a time from various sultans or other colonial powers. Malacca itself... Read More
As trade between Britain and China increased in the 18th century, the former started sniffing around for bases in the East, acquiring them one at a time from various sultans or other colonial powers. Malacca itself, then a Dutch colony, was secured by the British in 1824 as part of the Anglo-Dutch treaty. The British installed “Residents” in their various territories to whom Malay rulers were duty-bound to obey. After the Japanese occupation of British Malaya during World War II ended in 1945, a serious independence movement came under way, led by the Chinese rebels of the Malayan Communist Party. British Commonwealth troops would rally native Malays and eventually defeat the MCP. While British soldiers remained in the area for a few more years, the country gained independence in 1957. Read Less
Framed13.75 x 16.25"
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