NUS Libraries

Historical maps of Singapore

Digitised by Department of Geography, National University of Singapore

Terms of Use

Please read these terms and conditions carefully. A reference to this "website" is to https://libmaps.nus.edu.sg including but not limited to the information, text, images, links, sound, graphics and video sequences displayed herein (the "Materials"). By accessing this website and any pages thereof, you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions below. If you do not agree to the terms and conditions below, do not access this site or any pages thereof.

  1. The maps in this website are not suitable for precision positioning nor navigation.
  2. No Warranty for the website and/or the Materials
    • This website and the Materials are provided "as is", "as available". NUS LIBRARIES HISTORICAL MAPS OF SINGAPORE (NUSLHMSG) does not warrant the accuracy, adequacy or completeness of this website and/or the Materials and expressly disclaims liability for errors or omissions in the Materials. No warranty of any kind, implied, express or statutory, including but not limited to the warranties of non-infringement of third party rights, title, merchantability, satisfactory quality and/or fitness for a particular purpose, is given in conjunction with the Materials and/or this website.
    • The NUSLHMSG does not warrant that any of the Materials or that this website will be provided uninterrupted or free from errors or that any identified defect will be corrected; further, no warranty is given that this website and the Materials are free from any virus or other malicious, destructive or corrupting code, programme, agent or macro.
  3. Intellectual Property
    • All content included on this site, such as text, graphics, logos, button icons, images, audio clips, digital downloads, data compilations, and software, is the property of NUSLHMSG or its content suppliers and protected by Singapore and international copyright laws. The compilation of all content on this site is the exclusive property of NUSLHMSG and protected by Singapore and international copyright laws. All software used on this site is the property of NUSLHMSG or its software suppliers and/or affiliates and is protected by Singapore and international copyright laws. All contents on this website, both textual and graphic, are copyrighted by NUSLHMSG, unless otherwise noted.
    • The copyright of the maps in this website is owned by its respective licensor(s). No part or parts hereof may be reproduced, adapted, modified, republished or stored in an information retrieval system without the prior written permission of copyright owners. You also may not, without the permission of NUSLHMSG, "mirror" any Material contained on this website on any other server.
    • NUSLHMSG and its affiliates respect the intellectual property of others. If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please inform the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore.
  4. Non-Confidentiality

    You agree that all information and/or particulars sent or submitted by you to NUSLHMSG in relation to the access of this website is non-confidential and non-proprietary unless otherwise expressly indicated by you. You further undertake not to submit any information and/or other materials which are or may be offensive, illegal or which may not be lawfully disseminated under the laws of Singapore or any other relevant country.

  5. Exclusion of Liability (General Disclaimer)

    NUSLHMSG shall in no event be liable for any damages, loss or expense including without limitation, direct, indirect, special, or consequential damage, or economic loss arising from or in connection with:

    • any access, use or the inability to access or use this website, or reliance on the Materials and/or any information in this website;
    • any system, server or connection failure, error, omission, interruption, delay in transmission, or computer virus; and
    • any use of or access to any other website linked to this website.

    Even if NUSLHMSG or its agents or employees are advised of the possibility of such damages, losses and/or expenses. Any hyperlinks to any other websites are not an endorsement or verification of such websites and such websites should only be accessed at the user's own risks. This exclusion clause shall take effect to the fullest extent permitted by law.

    The NUSLHMSG maintains a set of information repositories, and provides access to the data in these repositories. In addition, NUSLHMSG interoperates with other, related libraries, databases, content providers, etc that provide information, videos, images, e-books, etc, and may make use of the data and services of these other organizations in providing the result for a query.

    NUSLHMSG makes no representation, explicit or otherwise, about the completeness, accuracy, or consistency of the data in these repositories, of the integrity of the services NUSLHMSG provides, or of those with which NUSLHMSG interoperate. Virtually most of the data in NUSLHMSG repositories originates elsewhere, and NUSLHMSG cannot guarantee its correctness, nor does NUSLHMSG guarantee that the processing NUSLHMSG performs on these data is free from errors.

    While NUSLHMSG attempts to provide accurate data and services, and are continually correcting errors upon discovery, individuals concerned with the correctness or accuracy of individual data items are advised to seek independent verification of such data.

    NUSLHMSG makes this data available for the purpose of research and experimentation. Some of the particular collections to which NUSLHMSG provides access contain restrictions about repackaging, commercial use, or other aspects of the use. These restrictions are stated elsewhere and NUSLHMSG disclaims any liabilities associated with the NUSLHMSG user's breach of these restrictions. Additionally, NUSLHMSG categorically disclaims any damages, losses, and/or financial losses suffered by the NUSLHMSG users as a result of users' lack of taking notice of these restrictions or ignorance thereof.

  6. Electronic Communications

    When you visit NUSLHMSG or send e-mails to us, you are communicating with us electronically. You consent to receive communications from us electronically. We will communicate with you by e-mail or by posting notices on this site. You agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures and other communications that we provide to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing.

  7. Site Policies, Modification, and Severability

    We reserve the right to make changes to our site, policies, and these Conditions of Use at any time. If any of these conditions shall be deemed invalid, void, or for any reason unenforceable, that condition shall be deemed severable and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining condition.