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other work—Siam 250 years ago, A Description of the
kingdom of Siam, is also ascribed to him. It was
written in 1636, and a reprint was issued from Bangkok
in 1889.
He was succeeded by JEREMIAS VAN VLIET, who
was in charge of the Dutch East India Company's
interests in Siam from 1629 to 1634. He wrote an
interesting account of Siam named Beschryving yan
het Koningryk Siam which "is an account of the
origin, the pjlitical government, the distinctive charac-
teristics, the religion, the manner of living of the
nobles and common people, the commerce and other
remarkable things concerning the kingdom of Siam."
It was published from Leyden in 1692, and was trans-
lated into English in the pages of the Journal of the
Siam Society (1910) by L. F. Van Ravenswaay.
In 1638 Frederick, Duke ol Holstein sent John
Albert de Mandelslo to the Great Duke of Muscovy
and the king of Persia. He also travelled largely
through the East Indes. His accounts are found in
The Voyages and Travels of Mr. John Albert de
Mandelslo, (a gentleman belonging to the former
Embassy) into the East Indies, in the years 1638,
1639 and 1640. Containing a particular description
of the Empire of the Great Mogul% the kingdom of
Deccan etc.
In 1647 another Dutch traveller went to the
East Indies and wrote A New Voyage to the East-