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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 ; 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
Year: 1797 (1790s)
Authors: Staunton, George, Sir, 1737-1801 Macartney, George Macartney, Earl, 1737-1806 Gower, Erasmus, Sir, 1742-1814
Subjects: Voyages and travels
Publisher: London : G. Nicol
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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ns :ivX():ijji:TNcy tiiI: eaei. oik macaiitney, tldfd.f/uti .Iftrilri.q.it!.fiy i-i-.Si.:-/ ^AUTHENTIC ACCOUNT AN EMBASSY FROM THE KING OF GREAT BRITAINTO 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 MAJESTYS SHIP THE LION. AND THE SHIP HINDOSTAN, IN THE EAST INDIA COMPANYS 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, TENERIFFF., AND ST.JAGO; THE PORT OF RIO DE JANEIRO IN SOUTH AMERICA; THE ISLANDS OF ST. HELENA, TRISTAN daCUNHA, AND AMSTERDAM; THE COASTS OF JAVA, AND SUMATRA, THE NANKA ISLES, PUI.O CONDORE, AND COCHIN-CHINA. TAKEN CHIEFLY FROM THE PAPERS OF His Excellency the EARL OF MACARTNEY, Kniglitof the Batli,His Majestys Embassador Extraordauthenticaccount02stau

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