The waterfront at Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia. The photographer is on a boat in the harbour looking north-west-by-west at the buildings on the Pengkalan Weld. A number of single masted sailing vessels line the waterfront. The buildings include the premises of J.H. Vavasseur, the Borneo Company. Ltd, T.S. Gampatham Godown and the East Asiatic Company Ltd.