Embassies of the King of Siam sent to his excellency Prince Maurits, arrived in The Hague on 10 September 1608 : an early 17th century newsletter, reporting both the visit of the first Siamese diplomatic mission to Europe and the first documented demonstration of a telescope worldwide /transcribed from the French original, translated into English and Dutch, introduced by Henk Zoomers ; and edited by Huib Zuidervaart.