Siam

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Complete 1905 issue of A Travers Le Monde, featuring a story titled “En Voyage au Laos”. The story is complete, with cover illustration of King Rama V. Caption reads “Instantly, the ropes are cut and the unfortunate are crushed. The Siamese believe that these misfortunes are metamorphoses into these geniuses which they call "phi". Rare. B

Price: $60.00

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Collection of four illustrations from Le Petit Journal of life in Siam between 1904-1911. Shown are an execution, capturing a white elephant, massacre of French sympathizers by Siamese soldiers. B

Price: $160.00

SEA 177SEA 177SEA 177A collection of five illustrations from French and Italian periodicals during the Franco-Siamese War of 1893. B

Price: $250.00

Note: Auguste Pavie, French vice consul in Luang Prabang in 1886, was the chief agent in furthering French interests in Laos. His intrigues, which took advantage of Siamese weakness in the region and periodic invasions by Chinese rebels from Yunnan Province, increased tensions between Bangkok and Paris. When fighting broke out between French and Siamese forces in Laos in April 1893, the French sent gunboats to blockade Bangkok. At gunpoint, the Siamese agreed to the cession of Laos. Britain’s acquiesence in French expansionism was evident in a treaty signed by the two countries in 1896 recognizing a border between French territory in Laos and British territory in Upper Burma.

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A collection of 14 illustrations from 1856-1861 from French, Italian and English periodicals concerning French relations with Siam during this time. B

Price: $300.00

Note: Some overtures were made by Thailand to establish trade relations with France in 1840 and 1851. In 1856 Napoleon III sent an embassy, led by Charles de Montigny, to King Mongkut. A treaty was signed on 15 August 1856, to facilitate trade, guarantee religious freedom, and grant French warships access to Bangkok. In June 1861, French warships brought a Thai embassy to France, led by Phya Sripipat (Pae Bunnag). B