STAUNTON, Sir George Leonard (1737--1801) )
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 by his Majesty's ship the Lion, and the ship Hindoostan, 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, ... By Sir George Staunton, ... In two volumes, with engravings; beside a folio volume of plates. Vol. I. (II.)
1797.
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