A Description Of The Kingdom Of Siam 1690

Engelbert Kaempfer (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

98 Seiten

1988 | 4th Revised edition
Orchid Press Publishing Limited (Verlag)
978-974-8299-16-7 (ISBN)

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This is an early account of an observer, neither French nor Catholic, who avoided both biases, in describing the various factions of Siamese society, and the promotion of Christianity or both European national interests in Siam. The amazing Englebert Kaempfer -- German polyglot, physician, botanist, and historian -- traveled throughout Asia from 1683 to 1692 and held several important posts, notably physician to the Dutch East India Company's trading station at Nagasaki, Japan. Kaempfer's descriptions of the various countries he visited or resided in have been praised for

Erscheint lt. Verlag	31.12.1988
Zusatzinfo	1 Illustrations
Sprache	englisch
Maße	136 x 197 mm
Gewicht	220 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Essays / Feuilleton
	Reisen ► Reiseberichte ► Asien
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
ISBN-10	974-8299-16-3 / 9748299163
ISBN-13	978-974-8299-16-7 / 9789748299167
Zustand	Neuware