. The cruise of the Marchesa to Kamschatka & New Guinea : with notices of Formosa, Liu-Kiu, and various islands of the Malay archipelago. Marchesa (Schooner yacht); Natural history; Natural history. VII.] THE TUNGKU JIREWI. 141 him to share our tiffin, which, however, was evidently less to his taste than the wine. We were anxious to get him to sit for his photograph, and on the operation being explained he readily consented, and retired to get himself up for the occasion. He reappeared arrayed in a large gold crown which must have been. THE TUNGKU JIKEWI. nearly a foot across, and was made
. The cruise of the Marchesa to Kamschatka & New Guinea : with notices of Formosa, Liu-Kiu, and various islands of the Malay archipelago. Marchesa (Schooner yacht); Natural history; Natural history. VII.] THE TUNGKU JIREWI. 141 him to share our tiffin, which, however, was evidently less to his taste than the wine. We were anxious to get him to sit for his photograph, and on the operation being explained he readily consented, and retired to get himself up for the occasion. He reappeared arrayed in a large gold crown which must have been. THE TUNGKU JIKEWI. nearly a foot across, and was made of the pure metal, although not much thicker than a sheet of stout brown paper. His state umbrella was held over him, his spearmen gTouped on either side, and two antiquated cannon guarding the house placed in a con- spicuous position, but, with all these martial and gilded accessories, the effect was not imposing, and Thackeray's delightful sketch of "Eex.—Ludovicus.—Ludovicus Eex" occurred at once to one's Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Guillemard, F. H. H. (Francis Henry Hill), 1852-1933. London : J. Murray
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