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A narrative of the British embassy to China, in the years 1792, 1793, and 1794 : containing the various circumstances of the embassy : with accounts of the customs and manners of the Chinese, and a description of the country towns, cities, & c &c. /
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- Title
- A narrative of the British embassy to China, in the years 1792, 1793, and 1794 : containing the various circumstances of the embassy : with accounts of the customs and manners of the Chinese, and a description of the country towns, cities, & c &c. /
- Author/Creator
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Anderson, Aeneas, author.
Debrett, John, -1822, publisher.
- Publisher
- Printed for J Debrett
- Publisher Date
- 1796.
- Note
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Information about Macau: pages xvii, xxiv, 56-58, 260-265, 271-275, 290-291. On page 272 : "The marriage ceremony, which I saw at Macao, had little in common with this description, but the palanquin. The bride, seated in that machine, was preceded by music, and ensigns of varioous colours were borne by men both before and in rear of the procession ..."
"Appendix: remarks on board his Majesty's ship the Lion, in the Yellow Sea"--pages [415]-451.
"Glossary of Chinese words"--pages [452]-455.
"List of the gentlemen who composed the retinue of Earl Macartney"--pages xv-xix.
- Subject
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Macartney, George Macartney,--Earl,--1737-1806.
China--Description and travel--Early works to 1800.
China--Social life and customs--Early works to 1800.
Great Britain--Foreign relations--China.
China--Foreign relations--Great Britain.
British--China--History--18th century.
- Library URL
- 991006722539706306
