Well, for some reason the page wouldn't accept image pasting the last time I tried but I see today that has changed, so I will paste some images from Admiral Paris's work, from the collection published in 1841 and now on-line as a PDF, downloadable by anyone. These are a few from the central coast of Viet Nam, made after his visit in the early 1830s...
And this is the old Admiral himself in his later years:
As mentioned in the previous posting you can access the entire 1841 publication in 2 volumes at the link given. Some of the indigenous craft that he documented will certainly amaze you, seeing how the challenges of making seaworthy watercraft were met by different peoples in the ages before easy communication.
Warm regards....Rob
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