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The Siamese question
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The Siamese question

Johan Braakensiek · 1893-08-06 · lithography; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Marianne (France) with arms full of goods stolen from the Kingdom of Thailand (Siam). John Bull (England) speaks out against it while he himself rolls up the bags of the King of Thailand, Phra Chula Chomklao Chaoyuhua, better known as King Rama V or Chulalongkorn the Great. Following a military provocation by the French at the border with Indochina, after which France claimed territories in Thailand east of the Mekong River.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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cartoonChulalongkorn de GroteimperialismpickpocketThailand
Credit lineDe Siameesche quaestie. 1893-08-06. Johan Braakensiek. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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