Views of Seventeenth-century Vietnam: Christoforo Borri on Cochinchina & Samuel Baron on Tonkin

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Olga Dror, Keith Weller Taylor
SEAP Publications, 2006 - 290 pagina's

This volume introduces two of the earliest writings about Vietnam to appear in the English language. The reports come from narrators with different interests who are viewing different parts of Vietnam at an early stage of European involvement in the region.

 

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Maps
9
Introduction
15
A Collection of Voyages and Travels Vol II 8885
89
The first kept by seven sailors in the isle
118
An Account of CochinChina the Second Part Treating of the
137
A Collection of Voyages and Travels Vol VI
188
Tavernieres Account of Tonqueen Animadverted On
195
Of the Nature and Productions of the Kingdom of Tonqueen
205
Of the Strength of the Kingdom of Tonqueen
212
Of the Marriages of the Tonqueenese
218
Of the Learned Men of Tonqueen
228
Of the Original Government Law and Policy of the Tonqueenese
236
Of the General of Tonqueen His Family Officers and Court
248
That There is No Such Manner of Coronation and Inthronization
256
Bibliography
283
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