Royal Siamese Maps - War And Trade In Nineteenth Century Thailand

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Royal Siamese Maps - War And Trade In Nineteenth Century Thailand

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ISBN: 9789748225920

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In 1996, seventeen exquisite handdrawn and hand-coloured cotton maps were discovered in the Grand Palace, Bangkok. These long-lost treasures record cartographically Siamese warfare and trade during the first three reigns of the Bangkok Period (1782-1851). Large in size, and works of art in themselves, these maps overturn the conventional view of indigenous map-making in Southeast Asia. Focusing on Siam and on her immediate neighbours, the collection also includes a remarkable four-metre coastal map extending from peninsular Malaysia through China to Korea.


Authors: Santanee Phasuk, Philip Anthony Stott
Format: Hardback
Edition: New edition
Number of Pages: 208
Publisher: River Books
Publication Date: 01 Dec 2008
 

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.