Exploratory Expedition through Indochina.
Voyage d'exploration en Indo-Chine
Voyage d'exploration en Indo-Chine (Exploratory expedition through Indochina) is an edited and annotated reprint of the account of the Mekong expedition of 1867-68, first published in 1870 in the French geographic weekly Le Tour du Monde. The book is by Francis Garnier (1839-73), the young naval officer who is credited with proposing and being the driving force behind the expedition, which was commanded by…
Contributor:
Doudart De Lagrée, Ernest - Garnier, Francis - Garnier, Léon
Jianpuzhai yi bei tan lu ji
柬埔寨以北探路記
Jianpuzhai yi bei tan lu ji (Voyage and exploration in Cambodia and the area to its north) is a Chinese translation from an original French work entitled Voyage d'exploration en Indo-Chine effectué pendant les années 1866, 1867 et 1868 par une commission française. Its author was François Garnier (1839-73), a French naval officer and explorer. The work was written around 1873 during the reign…
Contributor:
LI, Wentian - Garnier, Francis - Ding, Richang
Date:1873
Book/Printed Material
Depictions of King Mindon's Donations at Various Places from 1853 to 1857.
This Burmese manuscript (Or 13681) from the British Library shows seven scenes of King Mindon's donations at various places during the first four years of his reign (1853-57). The artist not only depicted the seven different historical merit-making ceremonies of King Mindon, but he also described the cost of the royal donations in detail. The mid-19th century parabaik (folding book) has red-tooled leather covers,…
Ramayana.
The oral tradition of the Burmese Ramayana story can be traced as far back as the reign of King Anawrahta (active 1044-77), the founder of the first Burmese empire. The story was transmitted orally from generation to generation before being written down in prose and verse and as a drama. The earliest known written Burmese version of the Ramayana is Rama Thagyin (Songs from…
From the Shores of Gujarat, Malabar, Bengal and Malacca, to the Kingdom of Siam and China in the East.
De Kusten van Guzaratte, Malabaar, Bengale en Malacca, met die van't Magtig Koninkryk Siam, tot aan China bestevend
This attractive map of Southeast Asia was published in Leiden in 1700 and covers, to the west most of India; as far east as southern China and the Korean Peninsula; and to the south Thailand, most of the Malay Peninsula, and northern Sumatra. The map may have been created in the 16th century as a later record of the voyage that Lopo Soares de…
Contributor:
Reinel, Pedro, Born Approximately 1464 - Manuel I, King of Portugal - Holanda, António De - Reinel, Jorge, Active 16th Century - Homem, Lopo, Flourished
Scene upon the Terrace of the Great Dagon Pagoda.
This watercolor by Lieutenant Joseph Moore of Her Majesty's 89th Regiment, British Army, depicts the scene upon the terrace of the Great Dagon Pagoda (Shwedagon Pagoda), in Rangoon, Burma. It was one of a series of pictures drawn by Moore that were subsequently published in London in 1825--26 as aquatint plates under the title Eighteen Views Taken at and near Rangoon. The prints depict…
Book/Printed MaterialExploratory Expedition through Indochina.
Book/Printed MaterialJianpuzhai yi bei tan lu ji
Book/Printed MaterialDepictions of King Mindon's Donations at Various Places from 1853 to 1857. This Burmese manuscript (Or 13681) from the British Library shows seven scenes of King Mindon's donations at various places during the first four years of his reign (1853-57). The artist not only depicted the seven different historical merit-making ceremonies of King Mindon, but he also described the cost of the royal donations in detail. The mid-19th century parabaik (folding book) has red-tooled leather covers,…
Book/Printed MaterialRamayana. The oral tradition of the Burmese Ramayana story can be traced as far back as the reign of King Anawrahta (active 1044-77), the founder of the first Burmese empire. The story was transmitted orally from generation to generation before being written down in prose and verse and as a drama. The earliest known written Burmese version of the Ramayana is Rama Thagyin (Songs from…
MapFrom the Shores of Gujarat, Malabar, Bengal and Malacca, to the Kingdom of Siam and China in the East.
MapNautical Atlas of the World, Folio 3 Recto, Northern Indian Ocean with Arabia and India and Folio 3 Verso, Southern Indian Ocean with Insulindia on the Left, and Madagascar on the Right. The map presented here is from the Miller Atlas in the collections of the National Library of France. Produced for King Manuel I of Portugal in 1519 by cartographers Pedro Reinel, his son Jorge Reinel, and Lopo Homem and miniaturist António de Holanda, the atlas contains eight maps on six loose sheets, painted on both sides. The maps were richly decorated and illuminated by…
Photo, Print, DrawingScene upon the Terrace of the Great Dagon Pagoda. This watercolor by Lieutenant Joseph Moore of Her Majesty's 89th Regiment, British Army, depicts the scene upon the terrace of the Great Dagon Pagoda (Shwedagon Pagoda), in Rangoon, Burma. It was one of a series of pictures drawn by Moore that were subsequently published in London in 1825--26 as aquatint plates under the title Eighteen Views Taken at and near Rangoon. The prints depict…