book chapter

History of a voyage to the China Sea

Wells and LillyBoston, Mass. • Published In 1823 • Pages:

By: White, John.

Abstract
White, an officer in the U.S. Navy, visited Indochina, the Dutch East Indies and the Philippine Islands for a period of 20 months in the years 1819-1820. Some good descriptions of the Vietnamese and especially Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City)and its inhabitants are given. It is a travel narrative, and as such, only selected excerpts have been included
Subjects
History
Public structures
External trade
Retail marketing
Boats
Personal hygiene
Classes
Chief executive
Executive household
Taxation and public income
culture
Vietnamese
HRAF PubDate
2000
Region
Asia
Sub Region
Southeast Asia
Document Type
book chapter
Evaluation
Creator Type
Traveler
Document Rating
3: Good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent
Analyst
Elden Johnson ; 1951: John Beierle ; 2006
Field Date
1819-1820
Coverage Date
1819-1820
Coverage Place
Ho Chi Minh City, southern (NAM BO) Vietnam
Notes
[by] John White
This document consists of excerpts
LCSH
Vietnamese