Carte de la presque isle de l´Inde au de la du Gange

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Article ID ASS0478

Title

Carte de la presque isle de l´Inde au de la du Gange

Description

Map shows total Thailand with Birma, Kambodcha, laos, Tonking, Vietnam , the island Hainan, partly Philippines nd Malaisia

Year

ca. 1766

Artist

Brion de la Tour (1743-1803)

Louis Brion de la Tour was a french cartographer and demographer. With his knowledgebacame the famous « Ingénieur Géographe du Roi ».He issued together with Louis Charles Desnos (1750-1790) several atlases and globes.

Historical Description

The Thai may not immigrated to what is now Thailand until the 11th century. They established several kingdoms that were united in the centuries that followed. However, until the 19th century there was no national state of Thailand, but the many local principalities (Müang) remained and were only obliged to pay tribute to the rulers in the center. These networks of Müang dependent on a ruler are called mandalas. Their area of influence had no fixed borders, but could expand and contract again over time. During the colonial era, Thailand managed to maintain its independence and it developed into a modern central state.

Place of Publication Paris
Dimensions (cm)23,5 x 34,5
ConditionVery good
Coloringcolored
TechniqueCopper print

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