Singapore is a city-state full of hustle and bustle, and just occasionally it's nice to wind down from that. The Botanic Gardens, 25 minutes walk, or 5 minutes taxi ride, from one end of the inimitable Orchard Road, is just the place to get that relaxation you need.
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SKETCHES, OR EARLY PHOTOGRAPHS WOULD MAKE AN IDEAL GIFT FOR CHRISTMAS OR BIRTHDAY. The actual date is printed on each page.This engraving is over 100 years old. And is not a modern copy. . VICTORIAN SOCIAL HISTORY . THESE IMAGES ARE scanned at low resolution for quick uploading and are much better than the scanned image. . Size of print is approx 14 x 9.5 if it is shown as whole page, or prorata. . Approx. Page size = 16 high x 11 wide . Ready to matt and frame. These old Prints really look great with Matt and Framed. . Note this print is from a periodical and has p rinting on reverse. .
GRAPHIC . WOULD MAKE AN IDEAL GIFT . The actual date is printed on each page . This print is over 100 years old. And is not a modern copy. There is a fold which sometimes shows as a shadow on the image, this will not show when framed. Check the image for details.. Size of print is approx 12" x 10" (305 X 250) . Approx. Page size = 16" x 11" (410 X 280 . Ready to matt and frame. These old Prints really look great with Matt and Framed. . Note this print is from a periodical and has printing on reverse.. Scanned at a low resolution for quick uploading so the actual picture is better than the scanned image. .
FROM THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS WOULD MAKE AN IDEAL GIFT The actual date is printed on each page This print is over 100 years old And is not a modern copy There is a fold which sometimes shows as a shadow on the image, this will not show when framed Check the image for details SOME DOUBLE SPREADS HAVE BINDING HOLES SO KINDLY CHECK SCAN Size of print is approx ; 19" x 12" (480x300) Approx Page size = 22" x 16" (560x410) Ready to matt and frame These old Prints really look great with Matt and Framed Note this print is from a periodical and has printing on reverse Scanned at a low resolution for quick uploading so the actual picture is better than the scanned image
weeks date as shown on top of page, the size of each page is approximately 15.5 x 11 inches (395x280). All are genuine antique prints and not modern copies, the Illustrated London News is an illustrated magazine which was first printed in 1842 and is the finest pictorial example of a historic social record of British and world events up to the present day. The ILN is known for its coverage of the following subjects the wars, ships, boats, guns, sailing, portraits, fine art, old and antique prints, wood cut, wood engravings, early photographs, Victorian life, Victorian culture, kings, queens, royalty, travels, adventures, natural history, birds, fish, mammals, fishing, hunting, shooting, fox hunting, sports including tennis, cricket, football, horse racing, politics and many more items of interest founded by Herbert Ingram may 14th 1842.
EDINBURGH, ITS HISTORY, ITS PEOPLE AND ITS PLACES BY JAMES GRANT, AUTHOR OF MEMORIALS OF THE CASTLE OF EDINBURGH AND BRITISH BATTLES ON LAND AND SEA ETC, DATES OF PRINTS ARE 1882, SIZE OF EACH PAGE IS APPROX 10 x 7 INCHES (260x180) NOTE THESE ARE ORIGINAL PRINTS AS PER DATE NOT MODERN REPRODUCTIONS.
edited by Hon Andrew Garran and illustrated under the supervision of Frederic b. Schell and assisted by leading colonial and American artists. Dated 1886 these plates are genuine antiques and not modern copies. Size of each plate is approx 17 x13 inches (430x330).
Advantages: Peace and quiet; No admission fee for main part Disadvantages: You'll come away with sore feet and tired limbs
Singapore is a city-state full of hustle and bustle, and just occasionally it's nice to wind down from that. The Botanic Gardens, 25 minutes walk, or 5 minutes taxi ride, from one end of the inimitable Orchard Road, is just the place to get that relaxation you need.
With free entry into the Gardens a huge area of peace and quiet opens up to you, and it's easy to spend all day there (as we did). Even easier given the fact that they are open from ... ...to rest from the incessant Singapore heat. We had already been in the gardens a couple of hours, and only seen about a quarter of what was on show!
A sculpture area provided some added interest, and then there was the National Orchid Garden. You have to pay five Singaporean dollars to get in here, but it's worth it simply for the history surrounding the state's national flower. So many here were named after famous people who have visited the gardens ...
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