An Authentic Account of the Embassy of the Dutch East-India Company, to the Court of the Emperor of China, in the Years 1794 and 1795
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
110802906X
ISBN-13
9781108029063
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jun 9th, 2011
Print length
332 Pages
Weight
420 grams
Dimensions
21.60 x 14.00 x 1.90 cms
Product Classification:
Asian historyModern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900Classic travel writing
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First published in French in 1797 and in this English translation in 1798, van Braam Houckgeest's 'faithful description' of a recent Dutch embassy to Beijing was received with enthusiasm by British readers. Volume 2 includes one of the last Western descriptions of the spectacular Summer Palace, destroyed in 1860.
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