Rare Set Of 9 Stereoscopic Glass Plates – Indochina & Angkor – Late 19th Century

A rare and beautiful set of nine positive stereoscopic slides on silver lactate glass, late 19th century, preserved in their original box.
Each plate bears a contemporary handwritten caption in inkon the central vertical band, attesting to a consistent and authentic production. The inscriptions are perfectly consistent with the subjects depicted.

Specifications
Technique: Positive glass plates, silver lactate
Size: Approx. 13 × 6 cm
Presentation: Original box
Period: Late 19th century.

 Subjects depicted :
*Cambodia – Angkor ruins (2 views) *Cochinchina – Cholon, trading quay *Cochinchina – Saigon, rickshaw station *Cochinchina – Saigon, the market *Cochinchina – Saigon, small hamlet *Cochinchina – Cholon, main street of the Malabar fort
*Cochinchina – Saigon, plowing a rice paddy
*Tonkin – The Clear River
A collection of great historical, ethnographic, and documentary interest, illustrating urban and rural life in French Indochina as well as the ruins of Angkor before the major restoration campaigns of the 20th century.

Condition
Very good overall condition
Sharp, well-contrasted, and very legible imagesNo gaps, chips, or cracks.
A few fine scratches from use, consistent with the age of these plates, do not affect image clarity

InterestSought after by:collectors of antique and stereoscopic photographyenthusiasts of colonial Indochinainstitutions, museums, or researchersiconography of Angkor and Southeast Asia.