LSE4329271: Traditional canoe race on the Mekong River, organized every year at the end of the rainy season, as a prestigious competition between the fishing and farming villages nearby the river. Engraving to illustrate the voyage of exploration in Indochina, by Francis Garnier, lieutenant of ship, in 1866-1868, published in “” Le tour du monde””” 1872, edited by Edouard Charton, edition Hachette, Paris. Selva Collection., Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images