Episode 2 of 2

Posthumous Publication of Journals

When: 1863-1864
Where: Europe
Part of: Aftermath of Henri Mouhot's death: diaries and Angkor accounts reach the West

Mouhot's travel journals were published in 1863 and 1864, including descriptions of Angkor Wat.

Mouhot's travel journals were published in 1863 and 1864 under the title 'Travels in the Central Parts of Indo-China'. These publications included descriptions of Angkor Wat, which Mouhot had visited in 1860, and reached a wider audience in Europe.

Sources

Henri Mouhot Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-05
Angkor Wat Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-07

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