[Francis GARNIER (1839-1873) naval officer and explorer of Tonkin.] 3 documents, 1874-1883. December 1874. Announcement of the service du bout de l'an (in-4, mourning). "You are requested to attend the Service du Bout de l'An which will be celebrated on Tuesday, December 22, 1874, at 10 a.m. sharp, in the Eglise St Germain-des-Prés (Chapelle des Apôtres), for the repose of the Soul of Monsieur Francis Garnier, Lieutenant de Vaisseau, Officier de la Légion d'honneur"...[Saïgon circa 1882]. Photography: Project for a monument to be erected by subscription in Saigon in memory of Francis Garnier and his comrades in arms. Presented by M. Foulhoux, architect. Laminated photograph on heavy paper, with printed label laminated in the lower margin. 18.3 x 10.5 cm on card 32.4 x 24.6 cm (folded at center, traces of oxidation). Model of the monument to be erected in Saigon. The project by Alfred Foulhoux (1840-1892) was not selected; the one by Tony-Noël (1845-1909) was built (no longer extant).L'Indépendant de Saigon. Journal politique, littéraire, commercial et d'annonces, nos. 103, 104 et 105, May 29, 31 and June 2, 1883 (Saigon, Imp. C. Guilland et Martinon, 1883); small folio in-fol (qqs small tears). Set of 3 issues of this journal, with articles on French policy in Indochina, mostly related to the Tonkin question: role of Admiral Dupré, who sent Francis Garnier to Tonkin in 1873, and Garnier's death in an ambush; 1874 treaty with the Annamite authorities; interventions by Jules Blancsubé, deputy for Cochinchine, in the Chamber of Deputies; capture of the Hanoi citadel by Commandant Rivière in 1882; draft law on Tonkin, with increase in naval forces, etc. Also included is a project for a monument to Francis Garnier, by the sculptor Tony-Noël.Provenance: Garnier family archives.