Centre Of State 5 : Penang - History of the Straits of Penang

The region which happens to be the geographical Centre of Penang happens to also be the closest path between Island & Mainland. A retrospect focused on the stories which the frequently crossed Straits of Penang has to offer. Features materials from: Sabri Zain of the Sejarah Melayu Library Google Maps Envato Elements MAPS: David Rumsey Map Centre, Stanford Libraries: Le Royaume de Siam, 1708 Ad antiquam Indae Geographiam Tabula, 1697 Carte des isles de Java, 1764 The Islands of the East Indies, 1806 Straits Settlements, 1860 Pictorial Review: Japan Pushes into Indo-China, 1941 PAINTINGS: Yale Centre for British Art: A View of Prince of Wales Island, 1800 SIR WILLIAM NORRIS BUNGALOW, 1844 National Library of Australia (NLA): View in Pulo Penang, 1838 by Augustus Earle Penang, 1833 New South Wales Library: H.M.S. Cochin on the coast of Malaya in search Piratical Praos "The Penang Pirate" by John C. Hutcheson Paintings by Archibald Webb. Wellcome Library: Province Wellesley from Penang, 1879 by J.E. Taylor NEWSPAPERS & MAGAZINES National Australian Library (NLA): NEWSPAPER: Pirates of Penang Island, 1947 // The Sydney Morning Herald NEWSPAPER: SECRET SOCIEITES OF MALAYA, 1941 // The Sydney Morning Herald NEWSPAPER: Malaya: Tin Mining Perak, 1947 // Australian Trade Comission NEWSPAPER: Chinese Millionaires Live in Penang, 1941 // The News Adelaide NEWSPAPER: Penang’s Position Difficult, 1941 // The News Adelaide NEWSPAPER: Malaya wants Chin to SHOW UP AND TALK PEACE!, 1955 // The Argus NEWSPAPER: Malaysia was poised on the razor’s edge, 1967 // The Argus MAGAZINE: The Bulletin 1967 // Vol 89 MAGAZINE: Penang builds industry on high-tech base 1947 // Dept of Commerce and Agriculture Melbourne Vol 36 No. 5 MAGAZINE: Last p3B marks end of era 1985 // RAAF News Articles / Monographs Referenced: JMBRAS Vol 3 Pt 2 Malaya 1923 by R.O. Winstedt Wikipedia Commons: LANGKASUKA AMBASSADOR The Edward Bonadventure Francis Light East India Company Flag A Piratical Proa Sulu Pirates' Hai San Secret Society Flickr: BUJANG VALLEY RUINS by Pedro Plassen Lopes Liverpool Museums: EAST INDIA SHIP Stampaday Wordpress: Francis Light and the Early Days of Penang Getarchive: Mayflower Steam Ferry Mindat.org: View of the Penang tin mining area, 1910 - Music Used: Pizzi Waltz by Kadir Demir The Sunrise Waltz by Patrick Ussher