Cupet J (6 results)

Condition: Used: Very Good. 2000 paperback Volume 6 clean unmarked pages cover shows wear red stamp in book 446 pages K-17.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 458 p. Travels in Laos and among the Tribes of Southeast Indochina is the sixth part of The Pavie Mission Indochina Papers (1879-1895). It provides an overview of exploration work done in parts of Central Laos and on the borders of Laos with Cambodia and Vietnam, parts of French Indochina. The various itineraries in Laos cover the search for passages between the Mekong and the Vietnamese coast, the country of the Puan people and territories inhabited by tribes which were either under Vietnam's or Siam's suzerainty or called themselves independent. The book also documents lifestyles and customs of various Moi, Bahnar, Djiarai, Sedang and other primitive tribes. Some of these forgotten ethnic groups had already been visited by French Catholic missionaries who contributed valuable ethnic data to the reports of the Pavie Mission. The explorations were often politically motivated and resulted in French occupation of territories belonging to the primitive tribes of southern! Laos and Vietnam. Volume 2 of this series, Atlas of the Pavie Mission, contains a score of maps accompanying these explorations of then unexplored territory. (Bangkok 2000; First English translation of 1900).

Paperback. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: no dj. This book provides an overview of exploration work done in parts of Central Laos and on the borders of Laos with Cambodia and Vietnam, parts of French Indochina. The various itineraries in Laos cover the search for passages between the Mekong and the Vietnamese coast, the country of the Puan people and territories inhabited by tribes which were either under Vietnam's or Siam's sovereignty or called themselves independent. The book also documents lifestyles and customs of various Moi, Bahnar, Djiarai, Sedang, and other primitive tribes. Some of these forgotten ethnic groups had already been visited by French Catholic missionaries who contributed valuable ethnic data to the reports of the Pavie Mission. Volume 2 of this series, Atlas of the Pavie Mission, contains the maps accompanying these explorations. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. xii, 446 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. This book provides an overview of exploration work done in parts of Central Laos and on the borders of Laos with Cambodia and Vietnam, parts of French Indochina. The various itineraries in Laos cover the search for passages between the Mekong and the Vietnamese coast, the country of the Puan people and territories inhabited by tribes which were either under Vietnam s or Siam s sovereignty or called themselves independent. The book also documents lifestyles and customs of various Moi, Bahnar, Djiarai, Sedang, and other primitive tribes. Some of these forgotten ethnic groups had already been visited by French Catholic missionaries who contributed valuable ethnic data to the reports of the Pavie Mission.

tapa blanda. Condition: 2ª Mano - Bueno. Dust Jacket Condition: 2ª Mano. White Lotus Press. 2000. 6. Pavie Mission Indochina Papers 1875-1895. Ilustrado B/N. Ofrece una crónica detallada sobre las misiones de exploración francesas lideradas por Auguste Pavie en el centro de Laos y sus fronteras con Camboya y Vietnam a finales del siglo XIX. Libro.

Hardcover. French language text. Marbled boards. Brown leather spines. Gilt lettering on 5 raised band spines. Decorative interior covers and end pages. illustrations, maps (some color). Work published under the auspices of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Colonies and the Ministry of Education and Fine Arts. All text is in French, below are English translations of what is present. Contents: 1. Statement of the work of the mission : introduction, first and second periods, 1879 to 1889 / by Auguste Pavie . 1901 - 2. Statement of the work of the mission : third and fourth periods, 1889 to 1895 / by Auguste Pavie .1900 - 3. Geography and Travels in Laos and Among the Savages of Southeastern Indo China/ by Captain Cupet. 1900 - 4. Travels in the center of Annam and Laos and in the wild regions of eastern Indo-China / by Captain de Malglaive and by Captain Rivière; introductions by Auguste Pavie. 1902 - 5. Travels in upper Laos and on the borders of China and Burma / by Pierre Lefèvre-Pontalis; introduction by Auguste Pavie . 1902 - 6. Passage of the Mekong to Tonkin (1887 and 1888) / by Auguste Pavie . 1911 - 7. March Journal (1888-1889). Events of Siam (1891-1893) / by Auguste Pavie . 1919 - 8. Atlas/ by Auguste Pavie. 1903 - 9. Miscellaneous Studies, Part III, research on the natural history of Eastern Indo-China by Auguste Pavie. Good: All covers have general wear, corner/edge damage. Spines have leather peeling. Bookblocks have age toning, staining. Interior pages have age toning.