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An historical 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 /

Title
An historical 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 /
Author/Creator
Staunton, George Leonard, Sir, 1737-1801, author.
Sparrow, Samuel, active 1783?-1815?, engraver.
Owen, Samuel, 1768-1857, engraver.
Audinet, Philip, 1766-1837, engraver.
Sansom, Francis, active 1784-1799, engraver.
Grignion, Charles, 1721-1810, engraver.
Dadley, J., engraver.
Alexander, William, 1767-1816, illustrator.
Stothard, Thomas, 1755-1834, illustrator.
Burney, Edward Francis, 1760-1848, illustrator.
Stockdale, John, 1749?-1814, publisher.
Macartney, George Macartney, Earl, 1737-1806, author.
Publisher
Printed for John Stockdale
Publisher Date
1797.
Note
Information about Macau : pages 4, 150.
"Publish'd Oct. 12. 1797 by I Stockdale, Picadilly."--Frontispiece.
Added title page drawn by E.F. Burney and engraved by J. Dadley. Frontispiece drawn by Thomas Stothard and engraved by Charles Grignion.
Plates engraved by F. Sansom, J. Dadley, P. Audinet, Charles Grignion, Samuel Owen, or Samuel Sparrow. Approximately half of the engravings are based on drawings by William Alexander.
Subject
China--Description and travel.
Great Britain--Foreign relations--China.
China--Foreign relations--Great Britain.
Voyages and travels.
Library URL
991006720309706306