The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700

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Penang

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View Larger MapDescription of institution: On 11 August 1786, Francis Light landed on Penang at what is later called Fort Cornwallis and took formal possession of the island in the name of His Britannic Majesty, King George III and the Honourable East India Company, and renamed the island Prince of Wales Island in honour of the heir to the British throne but the name never caught on. URL:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penang_Island