Staunton, George Sir, 1737-1801.
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An authentic account of an embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China ... Taken chiefly from the papers of His Excellency the Earl of Macartney, ... Sir Erasmus Gower, ... By Sir George Staunton, ... The second edition, corrected. In three volumes.
Staunton, George Sir, 1737-1801.Date: 1798- E-books
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An authentic account of an embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China including cursory observations made, and information obtained, in travelling through that ancient empire and a small part of Chinese Tartary. Together with a relation of the voyage undertaken on the occasion by His Majesty's Ship the Lion, and the ship Hindostan in the East India Company's service, to the Yellow Sea, and Gulf of Pekin; as well as of their return to Europe; with notices of the several places where they stopped in their way out and home; being the islands of Madeira, Teneriffe, and St. Jago; [t]he port of Rio de Janeiro in South America; the islands of St. Helena, Tristan d'Acunha, and Amsterdam; the coast of Java, and Sumatra, the Nanka Isles, Pulo-Condore, and Cochin-China. Taken chiefly from the papers of His Excellency the Earl of Macartney, Knigh of the Bath, His Majesty's embassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to the Emperor of China; Sir Erasmus Gower, commander of the expedition, and of other gentlemen in the several departments of the embassy. By Sir George Staunton, Baronet. Honorary Doctor of Laws of the University of Oxford, fellow of the Royal Society of London, His Majesty's secretary of embassy to the Emperor of China, and minister plenipotentiary in the absence of the embassador. In two volumes. Vol. I[-II].
Staunton, George Sir, 1737-1801.Date: 1799- E-books
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An abridged account of the embassy to the Emperor of China, undertaken by order of the King of Great Britain Including The Manners And Customs Of The Inhabitants; And Preceded BY AN Account Of The Causes Of The Embassy And Voyage To China. Taken principally from the Papers Of Earl Macartney, AS Compiled by Sir George Staunton, Bart. Secretary of Embassy to the Emperor of China, and Minister Plenipetentiary in the Absence of the Embassador.
Staunton, George Sir, 1737-1801.Date: 1797- E-books
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An authentic account of an embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China ... Together with a relation of the voyage undertaken on the occasion by His Majesty's ship the Lion, and the ship Hindostan in the East India Company's service, to the Yellow Sea, ... By Sir George Staunton, ... In two volumes.
Staunton, George Sir, 1737-1801.Date: 1798- E-books
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An historical account of the embassy to the Emperor of China , undertaken by order of the King of Great Britain; ... Abridged principally from the papers of Earl Macartney, as compiled by Sir George Staunton, Bart.
Staunton, George Sir, 1737-1801.Date: 1797