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National Library Exhibitions

Exhibition Highlights

Discover the highlights of Geo|Graphic: Celebrating maps and their stories.

Last updated 16 July 2026
Poster for "Land of Gold and Spices" exhibition, featuring Southeast Asia maps, located at Gallery, Level 10.
An exhibition flyer describes rare maps on display, with an image of a 2nd-century map of Southeast Asia by Claudius Ptolemy.
The image has two historical maps: one from 1598 breaking the Portuguese spice trade monopoly and another showing names for Singapore.
Poster for "Island of Stories: Singapore Maps" exhibition at Lee Kong Chian Reference Library, Level 11.
Two historical maps: 1942 British map of Japanese victory in Singapore and 1846 survey of the Straits of Singapore.