Category: Travel Writing
RETURN TO CHANTABOUN--EXCURSION TO BATTAMBONG--THE ISLANDS OF KOH KONG--ISLAND OF PHU QUOC--BEAUTIFUL PROSPECT IN THE GULF OF KOMPUT--CAMBODIA--COMMERCE OF THESE COUNTRIES--MISERABLE STATE OF THE PEOPLE--VISIT TO THE KING OF CAMBODIA 174
The name of Siam was first heard in Europe in the year 1502. Nine years after Alphonso d’Albuquerque had conquered the peninsula of Malacca, some intercourse took place between...
23. CHAPTER XII.Nokhor, or Ongcor, was the capital of the ancient kingdom of Cambodia, or Khmer, formerly so famous among the great states of Indo-China, that almost the only tradition preserve...
14. CHAPTER III.After my visits of ceremony to the two kings, I hastened to finish the preparations for my voyage. I bought a light boat capable of holding all my chests, reserving a narrow spa...
21. CHAPTER X.I resided nearly three months among the savage Stiêns. Is this too short a period to enable me to form an opinion of them? One would think so, on hearing Father Guilloux repeat...
16. CHAPTER V.Here I am, once more installed in the house of a good old Chinese, a pepper-planter, whose hospitality I enjoyed on my first visit to the place, two months ago. His name is Ihié...
18. CHAPTER VII.All my preparations for departure having been completed, the Abbé Hestrest came on the morning of the day fixed, to invite me to breakfast with him; after which he offered to ta...
17. CHAPTER VI.RETURN TO CHANTABOUN--EXCURSION TO BATTAMBONG--THE ISLANDS OF KOH KONG--ISLAND OF PHU QUOC--BEAUTIFUL PROSPECT IN THE GULF OF KOMPUT--CAMBODIA--COMMERCE OF THESE COUNTRIES--MISE...
19. CHAPTER VIII.On the 2nd July, having taken our usual morning repast of rice, we were ready to set off, and were only waiting for the waggons and elephants promised me by the king. They were...
20. CHAPTER IX.THE GREAT BAZAAR OF CAMBODIA, PENOM-PEUH--THE RIVER MEKON--THE ISLAND KO-SUTIN--PEMPTIÉLAN--PUMP-KA-DAYE, ON THE BORDERS OF CAMBODIA--SOME FURTHER NOTES ON THE COUNTRY--FATHER G...
15. CHAPTER IV.On the 4th January, at eight o’clock in the morning, we arrived at the town of Chantaboun, which stands on the bank of the river, six or seven miles from the mountain range. The...
22. CHAPTER XI.On the 29th I took leave of my amiable fellow-countryman and friend, M. Arnoux, to, I may venture to affirm, our mutual regret, and set off, accompanied by Father Guilloux, who...
12. CHAPTER I.On the 27th April, 1858, I embarked at London, in a sailing ship of very modest pretensions, in order to put in execution my long-cherished project of exploring the kingdoms of...
11. CHAPTER XII.8. CHAPTER IX.THE GREAT BAZAAR OF CAMBODIA, PENOM-PEUH--THE RIVER MÉKON--THE ISLAND KO-SUTIN--PEMPTIÉLAN--PUMP-KA-DAYE, ON THE BORDERS OF CAMBODIA--SOME FURTHER NOTES ON THE COUNTRY--FATHER G...
5. CHAPTER VI.RETURN TO CHANTABOUN--EXCURSION TO BATTAMBONG--THE ISLANDS OF KOH KONG--ISLAND OF PHU QUOC--BEAUTIFUL PROSPECT IN THE GULF OF KOMPUT--CAMBODIA--COMMERCE OF THESE COUNTRIES--MISE...
7. CHAPTER VIII.10. CHAPTER XI.3. CHAPTER IV.2. CHAPTER III.1. CHAPTER I.9. CHAPTER X.6. CHAPTER VII.4. CHAPTER V.