Journal du voyage de Siam.

8vo: [4]-512 pp.

Contemp. calf, gilt-orn. spine with raised bands, red edges (side of lower cover restored, upper corners sl. bumped and rubbed, upper spine restored, lower spine def.).

Augmented ed. of this detailed account of the first French embassy to Siam by Abbé de Choisy (1644-1711). In the spring of 1685, de Choisy embarked with the Embassy dispatched by Louis XIV to Siam. This expedition aimed to convert King Naraï to Christianity and obtain some commercial privileges. Throughout the journey, the Abbot of Choisy keeps a diary in which he recounts, in an inimitable style, the adventures of the journey, his marvel at the exotic landscapes as well as the splendor of the Siamese court.
Ref. Cordier, Indosinica, 942. - Cp. Chadenat 2582 (1st ed.).