Guy Tachard (140 results)

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

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Soft Cover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: n/a. Reprint. The book describes the first French Embassy to Siam in 1685. The Embassy which set out on March 1685 was a remarkable event. It was triggered by the express request of the Siamese King Phra Narai, who for years had been extraordinarily interested in making contact with the King of France. Already at the end of 1680 Narai had sent a fully-fledged embassy to France on the 'Soleil d'Orient', a vessel of the French Oriental Company but this attempt ended disastrously when the ship foundered near the eastern coast of Madagascar with the loss of all people and its valuable cargo. This book, Guy Tachard's first, was quite influential. It was the first of a large number of French works concerning late-seventeenth century Siam. Apparently, it was avidly read: the first three French editions date from 1686, 1687 and 1688, the first edition in the Dutch language dates from 1687, this English version appeared in 1688 and an Italian edition came out in 1693. When Engelbert Kaempfer visited the Dutch trading station at Ayuthia in June and July 1690 he annotated the book and his later writing on Siam shows that he benefited from some of Tachard's observations. It was a work that helped stimulate the French appetite to invest in a short-lived military adventure. This book still deserves attention, its mixture of scientific curiosity, methodic enquiry and religious zeal is typical of the period. It is an exemplary document on Siamese seventeenth-century culture. Reprint of 1688 edition. 275 pp., 27 pp. illus. (New/unread copy; light tanning to covers as is common with this publisher's books.) Size: 21 x 15 cm.…

Soft cover. Condition: As New. Voyage to Siam 1685: Performed by Six Jesuits, sent by the French King, to the Indies and China, in the Year, 1685 Guy Tachard Orchid Press Itineraria Asiatica series1999 reprint (1688) PB in slipcase ISBN 9748304302 Thirty woodcuts and maps. AS NEW, in AS NEW slipcase.…

Softbound in slipcase. Condition: New. Subtitle : 'Performed by Six Jesuits Sent by the French King to the Indies and China in the Year 1685'. An account of a Jesuit mission to Siam in 1685, doomed to failure by indiscreet attempts to convert the Siamese King to Catholicism, ignoring the King's desire to focus on political and commercial relations. Reprint of the 1688 London edition with new introduction by H. K. Kuloy. 320 pp., 30 woodcuts and maps, slipcase Size: 19 x 13 cm.…

Condition: Very Good. pbk. 21cm. xxxv,257pp.

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Hardback or Cased Book. Condition: New. Voyage De Siam, Des Peres Jesuites, Envoyez Par Le Roy Aux Indes & � La Chine: Avec Leurs Observations Astronomiques, Et Leurs Remarques De Physique. Book.

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HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

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Unknown binding. Condition: Very Good. Paperback. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show very minor shelving wear.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day.

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Paperback. Condition: New. no dj. The book describes the first French Embassy to Siam in 1685. The Embassy which set out on March 1685 was a remarkable event. It was triggered by the express request of the Siamese King Phra Narai, who for years had been extraordinarily interested in making contact with the King of France. Already at the end of 1680 Narai had sent a fully-fledged embassy to France on the Soleil d'Orient, a vessel of the French Oriental Company but this attempt ended disastrously when the ship foundered near the eastern coast of Madagascar with the loss of all people and its valuable cargo. This book, Guy Tachard's first, was quite influential. It was the first of a large number of French works concerning late-seventeenth century Siam. Apparently, it was avidly read: the first three French editions date from 1686, 1687 and 1688, the first edition in the Dutch language dates from 1687, this English version appeared in 1688 and an Italian edition came out in 1693. When Engelbert Kaempfer visited the Dutch trading station at Ayuthia in June and July 1690 he annotated the book and his later writing on Siam shows that he benefited from some of Tachard's observations. It was a work that helped stimulate the French appetite to invest in a short-lived military adventure. This book still deserves attention, its mixture of scientific curiosity, methodic enquiry and religious zeal is typical of the period. It is an exemplary document on Siamese seventeenth-century culture. Book.…

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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book describes the second journey made by 12 Jesuit missionaries from France to the Kingdom of Siam. The author provides a captivating account of their voyage, including the preparations, the challenges faced during the long journey, and their eventual arrival and work in Siam. The book offers a unique perspective on the cultural and religious interactions between Europe and Asia in the 17th century. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.…

Original publisher's artificial brown leather hardback, gilt lettering spine and frontcover, red ornamentation spine and frontcover, gilt edged, yellow coloured ribbon, 8vo: frontispiece, xvi, 432pp., illustrations, 10 folded plates, table of contents. Very fine copy - As new. Volume Classics of Exploration. Facsimile edition Paris, 1686.…

Couverture rigide. Condition: Bon. Coll. "Classiques de l'exploration". Voyage de Siam des pères jésuites, envoyez par le Roy aux Indes et à la Chine Avec leurs observations astronomiques, et leurs remarques de physique, de géographie, d'hydrographie, et d'histoire. Fac-similé de l'édition de 1686. Quelques planches dépliantes. 15,5x22 cm. 432 p. Reliure éditeur. Toutes tranches dorées. Bon état. Intérieur en bon état. Fort in-8°. …

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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Special Edition. 424pp + several black and white illustrations of which a number are fold-out + 7 unnumbered pages of an index of the subject-matter. A journey undertaken by the Jesuit fathers at the behest of the king. The work comprises "Leurs observations astronomiques, Et leurs Remarques de Physique, de Géographie, d'Hydrographie, & d'Histoire". A facsimile edition of the work originally published in 1686. Gilt page-edges and marbled endpapers in an imitation leather binding. Text in French.…