Title: The Straits Times Extra - Aug. 29th, 1819. Author: Place: Singapore Publisher: Printed at the Straits Times Press by Thomas Baptist Date: 1819 Description: Single sheet letterpress broadside, affixed to stiff board. 44x14 cm (17x5½"). Letterpress sheet providing a variety of news from around the globe - The House of Lords looks unfavorably upon Jews in Parliament; Rome falls to France; the French Press is gagged; former American President Polk has died from diarrhea (cholera); Henry Clay purportedly duels with a Mr. Turner.ed Irish Printer. The straits Times Press began in 1845 as a hand press, presumably established by missionaries. Lot Amendments Condition: Some creasing and light foxing, a 2" tear to one edge; very good. Item number: 277152
Title: The Straits Times Extra - Aug. 29th, 1819. Author: Place: Singapore Publisher: Printed at the Straits Times Press by Thomas Baptist Date: 1819 Description: Single sheet letterpress broadside, affixed to stiff board. 44x14 cm (17x5½"). Letterpress sheet providing a variety of news from around the globe - The House of Lords looks unfavorably upon Jews in Parliament; Rome falls to France; the French Press is gagged; former American President Polk has died from diarrhea (cholera); Henry Clay purportedly duels with a Mr. Turner.ed Irish Printer. The straits Times Press began in 1845 as a hand press, presumably established by missionaries. Lot Amendments Condition: Some creasing and light foxing, a 2" tear to one edge; very good. Item number: 277152
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