Publications The Forgotten ruins of Indo-China by Jacob E. Conner The first extensive publication dedicated to Angkor in The National Geographic. By an American diplomat, with photos by two noted French photographers. In English
Photos Visions of Cambodia by J. Gervais-Courtellemont by Jules Gervais-Courtellemont For the first time since 1928, a gorgeous - and highly informative - photographic work on Cambodia available here thanks to proper resolution scanning.
Books Four Faces of Siva - The Detective Story of a Vanished Race by Robert J. Casey Not a novel nor a purely journalistic work: the engaging take on Angkor and modern Cambodia around 1930 by a Chicago-based reporter and popular writer. In English
Books A Voyage to Cochin-China [History of a Voyage to the China Sea] by John White An early account of Saigon, the Mekong Delta, Cambodia, Malaysia and the Philippines by the first US Navy officer who reached Cochinchina in 1819.
Books The Downfall of the Gods by Hugh Clifford An elegant period novel set in Ancient Angkor by British administrator and author H. Clifford in the 1910s. In English
Publications António da Madalena, "First European in Angkor" by Collective A biographical notice of the Portuguese friar who went to Angkor in the 16th century. In English & Portuguese
Books Visions d'Extrême-Orient, Corée, Chine, Indochine, Siam, Birmanie [Visions of the Far East, Korea, China, Indochina, Siam, Burma] by Robert Chauvelot From Korea to Cambodia, Burma and Laos, a quite perceptive travelogue from the 1920s. In French
Books 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
Books Notice sur le Cambodge [A Note on Cambodia] by Etienne Aymonier Prepatory notes for Aymonier's magnus opus, Le Cambodge in three volumes. A "pre-EFEO" radiography of Cambodia. In French
Publications Les monuments religieux de la province de Bati [Religious Monuments of Bati Province] by Andrew Spooner An exploratory description of ancient Khmer temples in the historic Khet Bati (Bati Province), visited in 1877 by an amateur archaeologist. In French
Publications Exploration du grand fleuve du Cambodge (Septembre 1862) [Exploration of the Great River of Cambodia, Sept. 1862] by Louis Bonard A short description of Cambodia and Cochinchina at the early stage of the French Protectorate, "The Admirals' Era". In French
Books New Journeys in Old Asia by Helen Churchill Candee & Lucille Sinclair Douglass Back to Cambodia four years after "Angkor the Magnificent", an inspired and sometime visionary travelogue through Asia in the throes of colonialism. In English
Publications Punyodaya (Na-T'i), un propagateur du tantrisme en Chine et au Cambodge a l'epoque de Hiuan-Tsang [Spreading Tantrism in China and Cambodia in the 7th century] by Li-Kouang Lin How a scholar and translator from India at the Chinese Tang court went twice to Chenla to spread the Tantric-Buddhist faith and collect "divine medicine". In French & Chinese
Publications L’intérêt linguistique des transcriptions chinoises concernant le Cambodge ancien (Fou-nan et Tchen-la) [Linguistic Interest of Chinese Transcriptions Related to Ancient Cambodia] by Michel Ferlus Novel insights on Funan and Chenla as reflected in Chinese chronicles, by a renowned linguist. In French
Books 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
Publications Titayna: How I Stole the Head of an Angkor Buddha by Titaÿna The flamboyant Titayna and her Surrealist 'gratuitous art' in Angkor Wat. Provoking the gods, challenging the humans, asking a question that still haunts us. In English & French
Books 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
Books The Land of the White Elephant: Sights & Scenes in South-Eastern Asia by Frank Vincent Part of a 2-year business trip from Burma to Siam, Cambodia and Singapore, the first published description of Angkor by an American citizen. In English
Books Kingdom in the Morning Mist: Mayréna in the highlands of Vietnam by Gerald Cannon Hickey A contextualized portait of the "dashing and enigmatic Frenchman" who founded the Sedang Kingdom among the Highland tribes of Vietnam in 1888 In English
