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
Books Charlot by Ian Masters A work of fiction on Charlie Chaplin's 1936 visit to Angkor, and why the mysterious trip keeps eluding us. In English
Books Wondrous Angkor by Deane H. Dickason A quite insightful guidebook of Angkor temples aimed at affluent English-speaking tourists in the 1930s. In English
Publications Notes on the Antiquities and Natural History of Cambodia by James Campbell These informative notes stand among the earliest descriptions of Angkor and pre-colonial Cambodia by Western travelers. In English
Books Poison Arrows: Strange Journey with an Opium Dreamer, Annam, Cambodia, Siam and The Lotos Isle of Bali by Grace Thompson-Seton A smart feminist in 1935 Angkor. Sensuality, hints to opium-enticed paradises, Bali women: "Asia lifted its curtain at the moonlit ruins of Angkor." In English
Publications "Angkor Wat" ("Ankor Wat") by Allen Ginsberg by Allen Ginsberg A literary monument to Angkor, "Kingdom Come or Kingdom Yore". In English
Publications Dix-huit mois de recherches archéologiques au Cambodge | Archaelogical Research, a 18-month campaign in Cambodia by Robert Dalet Far from Angkor, an archeological journey through Cambodia that led to many important discoveries in the 1930s In French
Books Matériaux pour servir a l'etude de l'Art Khmer by Alfred Foucher Brief notations on the personal collection of Khmer Art gathered by Jean Moura in his Moissac house before 1879. In French
Books Ying-yai Sheng-lan 瀛涯勝覽 | 'The Overall Survey of the Ocean's Shores' The reference travelogue of Ma Huan, interperter and translator with Zheng He's flotilla: how China saw the world in the early Ming dynasty era. In English
Books A l'ombre d'Angkor | In the Shadow of Angkor by George Groslier An inspired and perceptive exploration of the remains of the Ancient Khmer civilization at the start of the colonial era. In French
Books Elephant train, Phnom Penh to Bangkok in 1871 A picturesque and pertinent travelogue of the 1871 mission set to rescue Cambodian princesses from Bangkok. In English & French
Books Angkor Empire: A History of the Khmer of Cambodia by George Benjamin Walker Far from cold scientific studies, an endearing invocation of Angkor and its ancient civilization by an Indian historian, poet and master in esoterism.
Books Travels in the Central Parts of Indo-China (Siam), Cambodia and Laos by Henri Mouhot The English, more complete version of the historic travelogue by naturalist and explorer Henri Mouhot. In English
Books 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
Books 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
Photos Lucille Douglass' Drawings for New Journeys in Old Asia by Lucille Sinclair Douglass A series of etchings made by an American female artist discovering Cambodia and Asia in the 1920s.
