Travels in China : containing descriptions, observations and comparisons, made and collected in the course of a short residence at the imperial palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a subsequent journey through the country from Pekin to Canton, in which it is attempted to appreciate the rank that this extraordinary empire may be considered to hold in the scale of civilized nations ... / by John Barrow ... ; illustrated with several engravings.
Published / Created:
London : Printed by A. Strahan, Printers-Street, for T. Cadell and W. Davies, in the Strand, 1804.
Physical Description:
x, [2], 632 p., [8] leaves of plates : col. ill., port. ; 27 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
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View a selection of digital images in the Yale Center for British Art's online catalogue
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/orbis:1324280
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Spine title, on publisher's printed label: Barrow's Travels in China.
Contents:
Contents of the plates: Portrait of Van-ta-gin -- A foreign trader. A rice mill -- A Chinese. A Hottentot -- View in the eastern side of the Imperial Park at Gehol -- Sketches of Chinese artillery -- [Chinese musical Instruments] -- Construction of the arc of a Chinese bridge -- A village and cottages. Dwelling of a Mandarin or officer of state.
Subject Terms:
Qianlong, Emperor of China, 1711-1799. | China -- Description and travel. | China -- Social life and customs -- 1644-1912. | China -- Politics and government -- 1644-1912. | Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- China -- History -- 18th century. | Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- China -- History -- 19th century. | Cadell, T. -- Publisher. | Davies, W. -- Publisher. | Strahan, A. -- Printer. | Stipple engraving, Colored -- Specimens -- 1804. | Engraving -- Specimens -- 1804.
Form/Genre:
Aquatints -- Hand-colored -- 1804.
Contributors:
Medland, Thomas, active 18th century-19th century, engraver. | Neele, Samuel John, 1758-1824, engraver | Alexander, William, 1767-1816, ill. | Daniell, Samuel, ill.