Thailand/Laos: A mandarin of Khemarat in present-day Thailand. Redrawn from an engraving by Louis Delaporte (1842-1925), 1867. This illustration by Louis Delaporte is one of dozens he produced during his two-year venture (1866-68) with the Mekong Exploration Commission sponsored by the French Ministry of the Navy, the intention of which was to lay the groundwork for the expansion of French colonies in Indochina. Of this encounter, he wrote: “Barely ashore, I saw a Laotian coming to meet me, his distinguished bearing and numerous retinue showing he was an important "

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