Travels in the central parts of Indo-China (Siam), Cambodia, and Laos : during the years 1858, 1859, and 1860 . Cambodian Cart 200 A Page op the King of Cambodia 207 A Native Actress 211 A Siamese of the Lower Class 215 Chinese Monument at Bangkok 219 The Kiver Mekon at Penom-Petjh 229 Cambodian Hut at Pemptielan, on the Mekon 238 Cambodian House 238 A Savage Stien ? .. 242 Another Savage Stien 244 Savage Stiens sowing Eice 247 Amazon of the Kings Female Guards 257 Scene in the Jungle between Battambong and Bangkok 261 Halt op the Caravan in the Jungle between Battambong and Bangkok 267 Tower
Travels in the central parts of Indo-China (Siam), Cambodia, and Laos : during the years 1858, 1859, and 1860 . Cambodian Cart 200 A Page op the King of Cambodia 207 A Native Actress 211 A Siamese of the Lower Class 215 Chinese Monument at Bangkok 219 The Kiver Mekon at Penom-Petjh 229 Cambodian Hut at Pemptielan, on the Mekon 238 Cambodian House 238 A Savage Stien ? .. 242 Another Savage Stien 244 Savage Stiens sowing Eice 247 Amazon of the Kings Female Guards 257 Scene in the Jungle between Battambong and Bangkok 261 Halt op the Caravan in the Jungle between Battambong and Bangkok 267 Tower at Banome, near Battambong 273 FA9ADE of the Temple op Ongcor-Wat To face 279 Statue op the Leprous King 281 Principal Entrance of the Great Temple op Ongcor-Wat .. .. 284 Temple op Ongcor-Wat, north side 288 Carvings op Arms, Utensils, and Ornaments at Ongcor-Wat .. .. 292 Pavilion in the Interior of the Temple op Ongcor-Wat 297 Central Portico of the Great Temple op Ongcor-Wat .. To face 298 iiij liliiiiifiife ?I. f:i|!flilliC^/liil III!|l|l||liii;.i I ,r-i illii;!!! lii Wii;;iiii;j|iiiT*!!ii^. TKAVELS IN INDO-CHINA, ETC. CHAPTER I. The Voyage — First Impressions of Siam ; and of Bangkok, itsCapital—Eeception in the Palace—The Two Kings of Siam, On the 27tli April, 1858, I embarked at London, in asailing ship of very modest pretensions, in order to putin execution my long-cherished project of exploring theIdngdoms of Siam, Cambodia, and Laos, and visitingthe tribes who occupy the banks of the great riverMekon. I spare the reader the details of the voyage and of mylife on board ship, and shall merely state that there wereannoyances in plenty, both as regards the accommodationfor the passengers and the conduct of the captain, whosesobriety was more than doubtful. We arrived at Singapore on the 3rd September. Thecensus, taken in May, 1859, of the population of thisbeautiful and flourishing settlement, gave the followingresults.—Total, 81,792, of whom only 450 were
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