Thursday 16 January 2020

Alexandre de Chaumont sailing to Siam - 1685-1686

While Belisama crew was charging solar panels in Thailand over new year, we ended-up in Lopburi castle, where Alexandre de Chaumont, the ambassador of Louis the XIV, met the King of Siam in 1685. this was the result of a round-the-world trip shown on a map displayed in the palace.


 And indeed, this was quite a trip...