Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. LIST OF FIGURES vii
4. LIST OF MAPS ix
5. PREFACE xii
6. 1. Introduction: The Vietnamese Southern Frontier 1
7. 2. The Trials of a Foreign Merchant 6
8. 3. A Japanese Resident's Account 27
9. 4. THE END OF DUTCH RELATIONS WITH THE NGUYE" N STATE, 1651-2 33
10. 5. MAPS OF SOUTHERN VIETNAM, c.1690 38
11. 6. A CHINESE BUDDHIST REPORT, 1694-5 55
12. 7. DESCRIPTION OF COCHINCHINA, 1749-50 60
13. 8. MISCELLANEOUS NGUYEN RECORDS SEIZED IN 1775-6 98
14. 9. THE NGUYEN CHRONICLE TO 1777 127
15. 10. EXCHANGE RATES AND COMMODITY PRICES 135
16. GLOSSARY OF GENERAL TERMS 142
17. GLOSSARY OF VIETNAMESE TERMS 144
18. CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF NGUYEN RULERS 150
19. REFERENCES 151
20. INDEX 155