Books Books L'Indochine et la Chine: récits de voyage de John Thomson (French Adaptation)
A 1879 French "adaptation" of photographer and geographer John Thomson's "The Straits of Malacca, Indo-China, and China" (1875).Images Émile Gsell (1838–79) and Early Photographs of Angkor
Several pieces in the "Angkor Catalogue" edited by photographer Emile Gsell himself, commented and analyzed by art historian Joachim Karl Bautze.Books The Antiquities of Cambodia
Was he "the first" or "one of the first" to rediscover Angkor and to capture it on film? No matter what, John Thomson's testimony remains priceless.Images John Thomson's Photographs at The Wellcome Library
Most of John Thomson's original photo negatives are kept at London Wellcome Library, a collection now accessible online.Publications A History of Siamese Music Reconstructed From Western Documents, 1505-1932
Burmese and Khmer influences on Siamese musical forms and instruments.Publications A Visit to the Ruined Cities and Buildings of Cambodia
An early exploration of Angkor and surrounding temples by German anthropologist Adolf Bastian.Books Les ruines d'Angkor, de Dong Duong et de Myson (Angkor, Dong Duong and My Son Ruins)
The travelogue of an early explorer and archaelogist in Angkor and Champa areas