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L'Indochine et la Chine: récits de voyage de John Thomson (French Adaptation)
by John Thomson & Hippolyte Vattemare
A 1879 French "adaptation" of photographer and geographer John Thomson's "The Straits of Malacca, Indo-China, and China" (1875).
In French
Voyage au Cambodge, l'architecture khmer
by Louis Delaporte
Major essay on Khmer architecture, past and pre-modern.
In French
Pioneering in the Far East, And Journeys to California in 1849 and to the White Sea in 1878
by Ludvig Verner Helms
A valuable, firsthand account on Ang Duong's Cambodia in 1851.
In English
Nouvelle géographie universelle, La terre et les hommes, VIII: L'Inde et l'Indo-Chine
by Élisée Reclus
The astonishingly vivid and detailed Geography of India and Indochina by French free-thinker Élisée Reclus.
In French
Henri Mouhot, premier explorateur du Laos (1826-1861)
by Jules Roy
A documented profile of the later-acclaimed explorer, who had died in Laos and whose fame had not been yet established.
In French
Doudart de Lagree au Cambodge et en Indo-chine (Lettres d'un precurseur) [Doudart de Lagree, Letters of a Pioneer]
by Félix Julien
One of the first publications dedicated to the saga of the Commission d'exploration du Mekong.
In French
Cambodge et Siam: Voyage et séjour aux ruines des monuments kmers
by Auguste Achille Hyppolyte Filoz
Picturesque account of the Aymonier-Delaporte mission to Angkor in the 1870s
In French
Chasses au tigre et a l'éléphant: un hiver au Cambodge / A Winter in Cambodia
by Edgar Boulangier
One of the first published travel accounts from French explorers at the end of the 19th century, with hunting anecdotes and -- fortunately -- much more...
In French
Cambodia (in History of Indian and Eastern Architecture)
by James Fergusson
Considerations on ancient Khmer temples in Cambodia by architecture historian James Fergusson (1808-1886)
In English
ПУТЕШЕСТВІЕ ГОСУДАРЯ ИМПЕРАТОРА НИКОЛАЯ II НА ВОСТОКЪ (ВЪ 1890—1891) | Travel of Emperor Nikolai II to the East
by E. E. Ukhtomsky
Siam, Annam, and (indirectly) Cambodia in this recollection of Tsarevich Nikolai II's travel to Asia.
In Russian
Francis Garnier, sa vie, ses voyages, son oeuvre (Francis Garnier, Life, Travels and Work)
by Edouard Petit
A portrait of one of the most controversial members of the Mekong Expedition, and a plea for 'enlightened colonialism' in Indochina.
In French
По белу свету : путевые заметки - Камбоджа | Around the World: Travel Notes - Cambodia
by Grigory de Vollan
One of the first Russian extensive accounts of Cambodia at the end of the 19th century, by erudite and diplomat G.A. de Vollan
In Russian
Five Years in Siam, From 1891 to 1896, Vol I
by Herbert Warington Smyth
The first volume of a remarkable account of the Siamese and Laotian societies, geographical surveys and mining explorations.
In English
Five Years in Siam, From 1891 to 1896, Vol II
by Herbert Warington Smyth
Second volume of a remarkable account of the Siamese, Cambodian and Laotian societies, geographical surveys and mining explorations.
In English
Lumieres d'Orient / Eastern Lights
by Émile Vedel
From Ceylon (Sri Lanka), Madurai (South India) and Canton (Guanghzou), an inspiring travelogue towards Angkor, with a magnificient description, and Oceania.
In French
Comment j'ai parcouru l'Indo-Chine: Birmanie, États shans, Siam, Tonkin, Laos
by Isabelle Massieu
A European woman's view on Southeast Asia at the turn of the 20th century
In French
Empire Colonial Francais: Indo-Chine (Cambodia and Laos)
by Jules Gervais-Courtellemont & Octave Vandelet
A richly illustrated journey through Indochina, and in particular Cambodia in the early years of the French Protectorate.
In French
Индо-Китай (Indochina)
by Vera Y. Kolokolnikova
The first popularization book on Indochina published in Russia. Authored by a bestselling female writer.
In Russian
L'architecture hindoue en Extreme-Orient | Hindu Architecture in the Far East
by Léon Marie-Eugène de Beylié
Archeological, architectural and historical sum on Indic influences in Southeast Asia.
In French
Les ruines d'Angkor, de Dong Duong et de Myson (Angkor, Dong Duong and My Son Ruins)
by Charles Carpeaux
The travelogue of an early explorer and archaelogist in Angkor and Champa areas
In French