In 1996, 18 exquisite hand-drawn and hand-coloured cotton maps were discovered in the Grand Palace, Bangkok. These long-lost treasures record cartographically Siamese warfare and trade during the first three reigns of the Bangkok Period (1782-1851). Works of art in themselves, the maps are also full of historical and landscape detail so that they will become important primary sources for historians and geographers of Southeast Asia for years to come. This volume introduces these exciting discoveries to the general public and to scholars, antiquarians and cartographic historians. It provides a lively account of the finding, the dating, the cartographic characteristics and historical significance of these rare remnants of Siamese heritage.
- ISBN13 9789748225944
- Publish Date 31 December 2019 (first published 1 December 2008)
- Publish Status Cancelled
- Out of Print 18 May 2005
- Publish Country TH
- Imprint River Books
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 192
- Language English