An authentic account of an embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China

Material Information

Title:
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 of 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
Creator:
Staunton, George, Sir, 1737-1801 ( Author, Primary )
Macartney, George Macartney, Earl, 1737-1806 ( contributor )
Gower, Erasmus, Sir, 1742-1814 ( contributor )
Place of Publication:
London
Publisher:
G. Nicol
Publication Date:
Language:
English
Physical Description:
3 vol.

Notes

General Note:
taken chiefly from the papers of His Excellency the Earl of Macartney, Sir Erasmus Gower, and of other gentlemen in the several departments of the Embassy by Sir George Staunton ... Secretary of Embassy ...
General Note:
VIAF (Name Authority) : Staunton, George, Sir, 1737-1801 URI : http://viaf.org/viaf/12561453
General Note:
VIAF (Name Authority) : Macartney, George Macartney, 1st Earl, 1737-1806 URI : http://viaf.org/viaf/7399408
General Note:
VIAF (Name Authority) : Gower, Erasmus, Sir, 1742-1814 URI : http://viaf.org/viaf/74128654

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Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
Special Collections
Rights Management:
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Resource Identifier:
CWML O72 ( soas classmark )
181802083 ( oclc )