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King Chulalongkorn Journey to India 1872
 The Diary of Colonel Sladen In 1872 King Chulalongkorn, who had been ruling for four years, made only his second trip abroad – to India. The British official responsible for receiving him and overseeing his trip was Colonel Sladen and it is the diary of his trip, the original of which is housed in the British Library, that is printed here, together with a report from the Thai side and period photographs never published before. The account gives a fascinating portrait of King Chulalongkorn aged 19, his interests and also of the sites visited such as Rangoon, Calcutta, Delhi and Bombay. |
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A Description of the Kingdom of Siam 1690 by Engelbert Kaempfer
The writer of this account of Siam in 1690, Dr. Engelbert Kaempfer, is not well known today, partly because his account of Siam was not published separately, but appeared as the first three chapters of the author's "History of Japan", first published in 1727. The value of Dr. Kaempfer's account of Siam in this period lies in it being from a non-French, non-Catholic observer who had no attachment to any of the various factions in Thai society or any responsibility to further the christian faith in that society. |
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Bangkok in 1892 by Lucien Fournereau
This overview covers a great number of aspects of Siamese life, of the common people as well as of royalty and high officialdom. Bangkok's great celebrations and the sordid details of its pollution and body disposal problems as well as politically tainted descriptions of the state of feudalism and slavery in the kingdom are discussed by a French colonialist. The great buildings and the significance of the main state ceremonies held in them are discussed and illustrated with colorful details. This book's descriptions are greatly enhanced by more than fifty engravings, each masterpiece of a craft that was about to disappear though it rivaled photography in the richness of its details and refinement. |
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The Laos of North Siam by Lillian Johnson Curtis
Here is an insightful description of the people of northern Thailand around the turn of the century. The book contains the narrative of an American missionary's journey from Bangkok to Lakon where she spent four years in the local mission of the Northern Presbyterian Board, and descriptions of other journeys in the north-between Lakon and Chiang Mai, Nan, Prae and Chiang Rai. Her colorful writings encompass almost all physical and social features of the land and its people: geography, natural products and agriculture, wildlife, forests and fruit trees, customs such as betel use, food preferences, house-building and ceremonies such as marriage and burials, language, the life of children and, of course, religion. In the last of these as well as in her treatment of local politics, the author's missionary biases are obvious, particularly in a description of the mission's development and the persecutions endured by early Christians. |
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Surveying and Exploring in Siam by James McCarthy
This is an enchanting record of the personal observations of the main architect of Siam's territorial surveying efforts. James McCarthy was the Siamese Government adviser who took on the bewildering task of defining exactly what Siam's territory was. From 1881 to 1893, he struggled in the jungles of northern Siam and present-day Laos against fever and lack of food, and against the pillaging Chinese Haw bandits, to produce the first map of Siam made to scale. Here is a rich world of information about the small states and peoples in Siam's Lao dependencies, and on the early movements and trading of the hill tribes. McCarthy was a privileged eyewitness to the violent definitive settlement with the Chinese Haw, and to the opening up of Siam's interior to trade and development. |
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A Physician at the Court of Siam by Malcolm Smith
This intimate and revealing picture of the life of the royal household of the Chakri rulers of Thailand some ninety years ago was written by one of the few Europeans privileged to have access to the inner sanctums of the royal palace. This opportunity came to the author on his appointment as court physician, first in an official capacity and then privately to Queen Saowapa, the first Queen of King Chulalongkorn and the mother of Thailand's next two monarchs. The book is written around her life and the life of the court unfolds in relationship to her. |
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Journal of an Embassy to the Courts of Siam and Cochin China
First Published in 1828 This first-hand account of the first European mission to Thailand since the the seventeenth century and the last British mission to Vietnam, was for a century and half the indispensable handbook for those interested in the nineteenth century politics and commerce of these countries. Crawfurd's mission for the East India Company was of considerable historical importance and there are interesting descriptions of Penang, Malacca and Singapore after the main text. |
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A Missionary in Siam (1860-1870) by Rev. N.A. McDonald
A Reprint From 1871 This missionary presents a down-to-earth account of life in Siam in the 1860s. This is important source material as there are very few descriptions of Siam by foreigners during that period. Most especially is this true for the coronation of King Chulalongkorn as only a handful of non-Siamese were permitted to witness this auspicious occasion. Throughout this is a book from which the reader can learn about Thailand's past, forgotten events, customs and habits, some of which have disappeared. On the other hand, the details listed clearly indicate that Thai society and culture have not changed as much during the past century as have European and American ways. The book is illustrated with prints from the 1850s and 1860s. |
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Siamese Sketches by Charles Buls
This book is the very personal, sometimes controversial, account of the journey the world traveler and former mayor of Brussels, Charles Buls, made to Siam in 1900. Spanning the wide variety of Buls’s interests, from the urban Chinese to early agricultural developments in the countryside, this account always surprises by its insightful comments and sharp, often visionary, observations. Having been involved with the development of a world city himself, he was better placed than any other contemporary observer to speculate on Siam’s political, economic and social future. He shuns neither highly controversial viewpoints, nor topics, such as the comparative value of religions for a country like Siam, that were bound to bring him into trouble. This book, in which Buls’s original account is supplemented by material from his hitherto unpublished diary notes, letters and numerous photographs from Belgian archives, such as those of the inauguration of Dusit Park and the Ayutthaya elephant round-up, is a must for lovers of Fifth Reign history, and of Siam. |
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The 1904 Traveller's Guide to Bangkok and Siam by J. Antonio
A Reprint From 1904 First published by J. Antonio, one of the prominent photographers of King Chulalongkorn’s Reign, as a reliable guidebook suitable for the use of travelers. It contains a wealth of information not available in other guidebooks of the time. In particular it gives practical information for the traveler which reveals to the modern reader intimate aspects of the everyday living conditions of the time. J. Antonio’s keen interest in ordinary people is reflected, both in the text and in the photographs in this book, giving us an insight into how the man in the street went about making a living and enjoying himself. Unlike other guidebooks of the time, J. Antonio also discusses a number of provinces that are within easy reach of Bangkok. Services available at the time contrast dramatically with present-day Bangkok, as do the prices they commanded. |
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