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010 a| 05009327;

035 a| (Sirsi) o04305039;

035 a| (OCoLC)4305039;

043 a| a-cc---a| e-uk---;

049 a| EREK;

090 a| DS708b| .S79 1798;

100 1 a| Staunton, George,c| Sir,d| 1737-1801.1| https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJkxPJjRRgygcQHMVPvbVC=| ^A479319;

245 13 a| An authentic account of an embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China ;b| 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 Hindostan, in the East India Company's service, to the Yellow Sea, and Gulf of Pekin; as well as of their return to Europe; with notices of the several places where they stopped in their way out and home; being the islands of Madeira, Teneriffe, and St. Jago; the port of Rio de Janeiro in South America; the islands of St. Helena, Tristan d'Acunha, and Amsterdam; the coasts of Java, and Sumatra; the Nanka Isles, Pulo Condore, and Cochin China. Taken chiefly from the papers of His Excellency the Earl of Macartney ... Sir Erasmus Gower ... and other gentlemen in the several departments of the embassy /c| By Sir George Staunton.;

246 1 i| Binder's spine title:a| Staunton's embassy to China;

250 a| 2d ed., cor.;

260 a| London :b| Printed by W. Bulmer and Co. for G. Nicol ...,c| 1798.;

300 a| 2 volumes :b| frontispieces (portraits) illustrations, plates ;c| 30 cm +e| atlas of 44 plates 57 cm;

336 a| textb| txt2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediatedb| n2| rdamedia;

338 a| volumeb| nc2| rdacarrier;

500 a| Date in Roman numerals.;

500 a| "In two volumes, with engravings; beside a folio volume of plates.";

541 3| Joyner Rare Vault copy v. 1-2c| gift ofa| Jack and Mary Spain,d| 6/19/2024;

651 0 a| Chinax| Description and travelv| Early works to 1800.=| ^A511255;

651 0 a| East Asiax| Description and travelv| Early works to 1800.=| ^A18470;

650 0 a| Voyages and travels.=| ^A24895;

650 7 a| Diplomatic relations.2| fast0| (OCoLC)fst01907412;

650 7 a| Travel.2| fast0| (OCoLC)fst01155558;

650 7 a| Voyages and travels.2| fast0| (OCoLC)fst01169308;

700 1 a| Macartney, George Macartney,c| Earl,d| 1737-1806.1| https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJkD8RcmmbQKGbTdqjmjmd=| ^A300631;

700 1 a| Gower, Erasmus,c| Sir,d| 1742-1814.1| https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJy4hQMbF8KTdW37PtpXVC=| ^A479320;

700 1 a| Nicol, G.q| (George),d| 1740?-1828,e| publisher.1| https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJrKT6874PF7mp3tVmXKh3=| ^A1483285;

700 1 a| Boulton, J. B.,e| former owner.?| UNAUTHORIZED;

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949 a| DS708 .S79 1798v| v. 2h| JOYNER206o| jpmd;

994 a| C0b| ERE;

590 a| Joyner Rare vault copy has armorial bookplates of J. B. Boulton with motto "I will never quit." Sticker of Ebenezer Palmer, Bookseller, London on front paste-down of v. 1. Atlas (folio volume of plates) cataloged separately, at Rare Vault G2305 .A85 1796.;

956 42 z| Bookplate for Jack and Mary Spainu| https://library.ecu.edu/giving/digital-bookplatesu| https://lib.ecu.edu/digital-bookplates/holland-spain-thumbnail.jpgx| DIGBKPLT0004;

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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 Hindostan, in the East India Company's service, to the Yellow Sea, and Gulf of Pekin; as well as of their return to Europe; with notices of the several places where they stopped in their way out and home; being the islands of Madeira, Teneriffe, and St. Jago; the port of Rio de Janeiro in South America; the islands of St. Helena, Tristan d'Acunha, and Amsterdam; the coasts of Java, and Sumatra; the Nanka Isles, Pulo Condore, and Cochin China. Taken chiefly from the papers of His Excellency the Earl of Macartney ... Sir Erasmus Gower ... and other gentlemen in the several departments of the embassy / By Sir George Staunton.

Author/creator	Staunton, George
Format	Book
Edition	2d ed., cor.
Publication Info	London : Printed by W. Bulmer and Co. for G. Nicol ..., 1798.
Description	2 volumes : frontispieces (portraits) illustrations, plates ; 30 cm + atlas of 44 plates 57 cm
Subjects	Voyages and travels. China--Description and travel. --Early works to 1800. East Asia--Description and travel. --Early works to 1800. Great Britain--Foreign relations. --China. --Early works to 1800. China--Foreign relations. --Great Britain. --Early works to 1800.

Other author/creator	Macartney, George Macartney, Earl, 1737-1806. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJkD8RcmmbQKGbTdqjmjmd
Other author/creator	Gower, Erasmus, Sir, 1742-1814. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJy4hQMbF8KTdW37PtpXVC
Other author/creator	Nicol, G. (George), 1740?-1828, publisher. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJrKT6874PF7mp3tVmXKh3
Other author/creator	Boulton, J. B., former owner.
Variant title	Binder's spine title: Staunton's embassy to China
Local note	Joyner Rare vault copy has armorial bookplates of J. B. Boulton with motto "I will never quit." Sticker of Ebenezer Palmer, Bookseller, London on front paste-down of v. 1. Atlas (folio volume of plates) cataloged separately, at Rare Vault G2305 .A85 1796.
General note	Date in Roman numerals.
General note	"In two volumes, with engravings; beside a folio volume of plates."
Digital Bookplate	Bookplate for Jack and Mary Spain
Acquisitions source	Joyner Rare Vault copy v. 1-2 gift of Jack and Mary Spain, 6/19/2024
Issued in other form	Online version: Staunton, George, Sir, 1737-1801. Authentic account of an embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China. 2d ed., cor. London, G. Nicol, 1798
LCCN	05009327

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