Plate 14 Engraving of Angkor Wat from Exploration de l’Indo-Chine, by Louis Delaporte, Cambodia.
The French launched an expedition in 1866 exploring the Mekong River from its delta to its source in China.
This took them through the many Cambodian temple complexes. Louis Delaporte, a young artist, created this
engraving of Angkor Wat as it might have looked before it fell into ruins (see pp. 386–388).Color Insert.indd 12 4/23/2018 11:06:25 AM