History of the Melayu

Malayan Durbar : 14~17 July 1897, First Durbar (Conference of Rulers) held at the Astana Negara in Kuala Kangsar, Perak, Federated Malay States. Seated, left to right: Sir Frank Swettenham (Resident-General), Sultan Ahmad (Pahang), Sultan Abdul Samad (Selangor), Sir Charles Mitchell (British High Commissioner), Sultan Idris (Perak), Tuanku Muhammad (Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan) and W.H. Treacher (Resident of Perak). [source- GR Lambert

Reference Books:

Prambanan, hindu complex near Jogjakarta [source- TropenMuseum
Borobudur, buddhist complex near Jogjakarta [source- TropenMuseum
Bas relief at Borobudur. 

Short Sections

Minangkabau house of Raja Mengkoeloe in KotaGedang, Sumatra [source- TropenMuseum]. 
Apsara sculpted on wall of Borobudur. 
Malay Rajas, seated left to right: Tunku Besar of Pahang, Sultan Abdul Samad of Selangor, Sultan Idris of Perak, Yam Tuan Muhammad of Negeri Sembilan; 27 Mar 1890 in Singapore [image- GR Lambert]. 

Online Books

Maharaja Adityavarman portrayed as a Bhairava, standing on a folded body encircled by skulls. Jakarta Museum
Ruins in Malacca of Portuguese church (Nossa Senhora do Oiteiro) c.1895 [source- GR Lambert]
Selangor Museum, Kuala Lumpur c.1910 [source- CJ Kleingrothe]
FMS Railway Headquarters, Kuala Lumpur c.1910 [source- CJ Kleingrothe]
City Hall, Kuala Lumpur c.1910 [source- CJ Kleingrothe]
Clarke Road, Kuala Lumpur c.1910 [source- CJ Kleingrothe]
Government Office in Kuala Lumpur c.1900 [source- GR Lambert]
Kuala Lumpur, behind Govt Office, view of Batu river c.1900 [source- GR Lambert]
Kuala Lumpur, behind Govt Office, Lembu cows bathing in Gombak river c.1900 [source- GR Lambert]
Kuala Lumpur 1884 at would-be site of Govt Offices [source- Internet Archive]
Conference of Chiefs, Kuala Lumpur 1903 [source- Internet Archive]
Government Office in Kuala Lumpur c.1900 being built [source- GR Lambert]

Notes

pG = Project Gutenberg 

Gb = Google books 

IA = Internet Archive 

Useful Web-Sites:-

"Malaya", History of the Malay Peninsula, a - by Sabri Zain (by far, the best repository of information I've seen)

"Malay Concordance Project" - with text search

"Sulatus Salatin : Sejarah Melayu" - at MyManuSkrip (Digital Library of Malay Manuscripts) 

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