A history of the Kingdom of Siam and of the revolutions that have caused the overthrow of the empire up to 1770
Originally published in 1771 as the first account in a Western language of the period of the French Embassies to Siam, the reign of King Narai and Constant Phaulcon, and of the sacking of Ayuthaya by the Burmese in 1767. The final chapters provide an assessment of the trading potential of Siam and t...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Bangkok, Thailand
White Lotus Press
[1997]
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| Summary: | Originally published in 1771 as the first account in a Western language of the period of the French Embassies to Siam, the reign of King Narai and Constant Phaulcon, and of the sacking of Ayuthaya by the Burmese in 1767. The final chapters provide an assessment of the trading potential of Siam and the neighboring states. |
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| Item Description: | Reprint. Translation originally published under slightly different title: Bangkok : Printed under the auspices of the Committee of the Vajiranana National Library, 1908. |
| Physical Description: | xii, 153 pages, 2 unnumbered pages of plates illustrations 21 cm |
| ISBN: | 9789748496634 (paperback) 9748496635 (paperback) |