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Memoirs and remarks geographical, historical, topographical, physical, natural, astronomical, mechanical, military, mercantile, political, and ecclesiastical, made in above ten years travels through the empire of China : particularly upon their pottery and varnishing silk and other manufactures, pearl-fishing, the history of plants and animals, with a description of their cities and publick works ... being, in general, the most authentick account of that country
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Nouveaux mémoires sur l'état présent de la Chine. English
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Memoirs and remarks geographical, historical, topographical, physical, natural, astronomical, mechanical, military, mercantile, political, and ecclesiastical, made in above ten years travels through the empire of China : particularly upon their pottery and varnishing silk and other manufactures, pearl-fishing, the history of plants and animals, with a description of their cities and publick works ... being, in general, the most authentick account of that country / written by Lewis Le Comte.
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London : Printed by J. Hughes for O. Payne, 1737.
Physical Description
[8], 536 pages, [5] leaves of plates (some folded) : illustrations ; 21 cm
Local Notes
SML,AOS L L49: Lacks title-page: this could also be the 1738 edition, which is a reissue of the 1737 edition with a new cancel title-page. Spine title indicates that this is the 1698 London edition, but the pagination rules this out. Bookplate of American Oriental Society Library: No. 2528. Stamp of American Oriental Society Library. Donor: C. W. Bradley, August 1864.
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"A new translation from the best Paris edition, and adorn'd with copper-plates."
Translation of: Nouveaux mémoires sur l'état présent de la Chine.
Includes index.
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English
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December 20, 2016
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