Travels in China : containing descriptions, observations, and comparisons, made and collected in the...
Travels in China : containing descriptions, observations, and comparisons, made and collected in the course of a short residence at the imperial palace of Yuen-min-yuen, and on a subsequent journey through the country from Pekin to Canton : in which it is attempted to appreciate the rank that this extraordinary empire may be considered to hold in the scale of civilized nations / by John Barrow, Esq.
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Publisher
London, [England] : For T. Cadell and W. Davies, in the Strand, 1804.
Call Numbers
RB/1839
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Language
English
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Physical content
ix, 632 pages : illustrations, music, 8 plates ; 26 cm (4to)
Content type
text
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
1. Preliminary matter -- 2. Occurrences and observations in the navigation of the Yellow Sea, and the passage up the Pei-ho, or White River -- 3. Journey through the capital to a country villa of the Emperor. Return to Pekin. The Imperial Palace and Gardens of Yuen-min-yuen, and the Parks of Gehol -...
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Publisher
London, [England] : For T. Cadell and W. Davies, in the Strand, 1804.
Date Published
1804.
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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 Yuen-min-yuen, and on a subsequent journey through the country from Pekin to Canton : in which it is attempted to appreciate the rank that this extraordinary empire may be considered to hold in t...
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General note
List of plates and errata --Page [xi].
Signatures: A⁴ a² B-F⁴ (F2+1), G-H⁴ (H1+1), I-2Q⁴ (Q3+2), 2R-2S⁴ (2S1+2), 2T-3Z⁴ (3Z4+1), 4A-4L⁴
Rare Books copy at RB/1839: Half leather bound, raised bands, gilt spine title, fronticepiece, marbled edges.
Rare Books copy at RB/1839: preliminary endpapers bear stamp "Free Public Library of NSW, Sydney". Title page bears stamp: "Australian Subscription Library 1826"...
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Biographical note
"Barrow taught mathematics to the son of Sir George Leonard Staunton; through Staunton's interest, he was attached on the first British embassy to China from 1792 to 1794 as comptroller of the household to Lord Macartney. He soon acquired a good knowledge of the Chinese language, on which he subsequently contributed articles to the Quarterly Review...
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RB/1839
Record Identifier
74VvW52k0PMg
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvW52k0PMg
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DDC
951.032
MMS ID
991012133279702626
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