Some authors could be critical of what they perceived as the erosion of the exotic and medieval East by the modern West.
Female travelogues tapped into the corpus of Southeast Asia travel writings and used descriptions and anecdotes built up by other previous travellers.
At 334 years and counting, Description historique du royaume de Macaçar is one of the oldest items in the ISEAS Library collection. The volume presents a detailed description of particular aspects of the geography, history, and customs of Makassar in the 17th century.