1804 CHINA George Macartney Embassy Voyages Trade MAP Emperor Qianlong CHINESE

1804 CHINA George Macartney Embassy Voyages Trade MAP Emperor Qianlong CHINESE

In 1793, George Macartney headed the first British diplomatic mission to China – The Macartney Embassy. This mission was established to set ports of trade between China and Britain and establish permanent relations between the two world powers. Unfortunately, the Chinese Emperor Qianlong did not see the need for trade with Britain. Details of the mission and voyage were published by Aeneas Anderson who reported on major details of the mission.

This work, entitled ‘A Narrative of the British Embassy to China’ was a highly desirable work throughout Britain in the late 18^th-century. So popular in fact that abridged versions were published. One such edition was J.B.J. Breton’s French edition “Voyage en Chine et Tartarie”, published in Paris in 1804. This four-tome example includes an atlas tome which features 22 engravings, including map!

Item number: #21426

Price: $950

MACARTNEY, George

Voyage en Chine et en Tartarie; par Lord Macartney, ambassadeur du roi d’Angleterre.

Paris: Chez la veuve LEPETIT, Libraire, rue Pavee-S.Andre-des-Arts. 1804.

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages; 6 volumes in 4 tomes
  • Tome 1
    • 1 – [2], xxiv, 220
    • 2 – [2], 246
  • Tome 2
    • 3 – [2], 253, [1]
    • 4 – [2], 253, [1]
  • Tome 3
    • 5 – [2], 255, [1]
    • 6 – [2], 264
  • Atlas Tome – [2], 40
    • 22 engraved plates
    • 1 folding map
  • Language: French
  • Binding: Leather; tight and secure
  • Size: ~5.25in X 3.5in (13.5cm x 8.5cm)

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