17th century Illustration of Tunquin Dignitaries

TAVERNIER, Jean-Baptiste.

Page 17. Tunquin. N1 The Great Chancellor of the Kingdome of Tunquin. 2:3:4 The Mandarins or Officer's of Warr. 5 Cheif Chancellor of all the jurisdictions of The Kingdom. 6:7 Mandarins of Learning Or Officers of Judicature. :8 The Chieif Usher.
London, 1678. 180 x 285mm.

Tunquin (Vietnam) Dignitaries. Tavernier was a 17th-century French gem merchant and traveller. Tavernier's writings show that he was a keen observer, as well as a remarkable cultural anthropologist. His Six Voyages became a best seller and was translated into German, Dutch, Italian, and English during his lifetime. The work is frequently quoted by modern scholars writing about the period.


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