Mouhot is often mistakenly credited with "discovering" Angkor, although Angkor was never lost — the location and existence of the entire series of Angkor sites was always known to the Khmers and had been visited by several westerners since the 16th century.
Mouhot krediteres ofte fejlagtigt for at have "opdaget" Angkor, selvom Angkor var aldrig tabt — placeringen og eksistensen af hele serien af Angkor steder var hele tiden kendt af khmererne og havde været besøgt af adskillige vestlige rejsende siden det 16. århundrede.