John Turnbull Thomson

John Turnbull Thomson (10 August 1821 – 16 October 1884) was a British civil engineer and artist who played an instrumental role in the development of the early infrastructure of nineteenth century Singapore and New Zealand.

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    But who can paint
    Like Nature? Can imagination boast
    Amid its gay creation, hues like hers?
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