An historical account of the embassy to the Emperor of China : undertaken by order of the King of Great Britain ; including the manners and customs of the inhabitants ; and preceded by an account of the causes of the embassy and voyage to China. Abridged principally from the papers of Earl Macartney / compiled by George Staunton.

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Title: An historical account of the embassy to the Emperor of China : undertaken by order of the King of Great Britain ; including the manners and customs of the inhabitants ; and preceded by an account of the causes of the embassy and voyage to China. Abridged principally from the papers of Earl Macartney / compiled by George Staunton.
Creator: Staunton, George, Sir, 1737-1801.
Contributor: Macartney, George Macartney, Earl, 1737-1806.
Published / Created: 1797
Publication Place: London :
Publisher: John Stockdale,
Description: Error in binding: p. 113-128 bound after p. 160.
Error in paging: 73 numbered 37.
MUDD WB 43382: No paging or binding errors.
Extent: xv, 475 p. : ill., fold. maps ; 22 cm.
Extent of Digitization: This object has been partially digitized.
Language: English

Collection Information

Repository: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Call Number: WB 43382

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Format: text
Subject (Geographic): China--Description and travel.
Subject (Name): Macartney, George Macartney, Earl, 1737-1806.

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Identifiers

Orbis Record: 3805819
Object ID (OID): 16049210