George Staunton

An Authentic Account of an Embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China - Volume 2

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A two-volume account of Britain's 1792 diplomatic mission to China published in 1797 by a member of the delegation.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 656
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. April 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 297mm x 210mm x 35mm
• Gewicht: 1674g
• ISBN-13: 9781108045612
• ISBN-10: 1108045618
• Artikelnr.: 35490876

Inhaltsangabe

1. Progress of the embassy along the River Pei
Ho, towards the capital of China. Departure of the ships from the Gulf of Pe
Che
Lee; 2. Embassy lands near Tong
Choo
Foo; proceeds through Pekin to a palace in its neighbourhood. Returns to the capital; 3. Journey to the northern frontier of China. View of the Great Wall. Visit to the Emperor's court at his summer's residence in Tartary; 4. Return to Pekin. Observations and occurrences there, and at Yuen
Min
Yuen; 5. Departure from Pekin. Journey to Han
Choo
Foo, partly upon the Imperial canal; 6. Han
Choo
Foo. Journey from thence to Chu
San; and also to Canton. Passage of the Lion and Hindostan from the former to the latter; 7. Residence of the embassy at Canton, and at Macao; 8. Passage to St. Helena; notices of that island. Return home; Appendix.