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Travels in China: Containing Descriptions, Observations and Comparisons, Made and Collected in the Course of a Short Residence at the Imperial Palace of ... Library Collection - Travel and Exploration)
Travels in China Containing Descriptions Observations and Comparisons Made and Collected in the Course of a Short Residence at the Imperial Palace of Library Collection Travel and Exploration
Author: John Barrow
In 1792, a British embassy headed by Earl Macartney travelled from Peking (Beijing), China, to Canton (Guangzou) with the aim of improving trade with China. The complete account of the mission was recorded by the Earl's private secretary, Sir John Barrow, in Travels in China (1804), a work intended to 'shew this extraordinary people in their pro...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781108013628
ISBN-10: 1108013627
Publication Date: 7/29/2010
Pages: 672
Edition: Reissue
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Book Type: Paperback
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