An historical, geographical and philosophical view of the Chinese Empire : comprehending a description of the fifteen provinces of China, Chinese Tartary; tributary states; natural history of China; government, religion, laws, manners and customs, literature, arts, sciences, manufactures, &c.

An historical, geographical and philosophical view of the Chinese Empire : comprehending a description of the fifteen provinces of China, Chinese Tartary; tributary states; natural history of China; government, religion, laws, manners and customs, literature, arts, sciences, manufactures, &c. / By W. Winterbotham. ; To which is added, a copious account of Lord Macartney's embassy, compiled from original communications.

Author/creator	Winterbotham, William, 1763-1829
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	[Philadelphia] : London printed: Philadelphia, re-printed for Richard Lee. Dunning, Hyer, and Palmer, printers, 1796.
Description	2 volumes ; 21 cm (8vo)
Supplemental Content	Evans Digital Edition
Subject(s)	Macartney, George Macartney, Earl, 1737-1806. Diplomatic and consular service, British. China--Description and travel. China--Social life and customs. Great Britain--Foreign relations --China. China--Foreign relations --Great Britain.

Series	Early American imprints. First series ; no. 31648. ^A478749
General note	Vol. 1 has an additional title page (p. [5]), identical in wording with the general title page but with the addition of the words "In two volumes. Vol. I." before the imprint. The title page to v. 2 follows the wording of this second title page.
General note	Vol. 1: [6], 303, [5] p.; v. 2: 322, [6] p.
General note	Error in paging: v. 1, p. 207 misnumbered 237.
General note	Bookseller's advertisement, v. 1, p. [307-308]; Prospectuses, v. 2, p. [326-328].
References	Evans 31648
Other forms	Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
Reproduction note	Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 31648).
Genre/form	Booksellers' advertisements Pennsylvania Philadelphia.
Genre/form	Prospectuses.
Genre/form	Cancel leaves (Printing)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	Electronic Resources	Access Content Online	✔ Available