The history of Japan : giving an account of the antient and present state and government of that empire, of its temples, palaces, castles and other buildings, of its metals, minerals, trees, plants, animals, birds and fishes, of the chronology and succession of the emperors, ecclesiastical and secular, of the original descent, religions, customs, and manufactures of the natives, and of their trade and commerce with the Dutch and Chinese : together with a description of the Kingdom of Siam

Author(s)

• Kaempfer, Engelbert
• Scheuchzer, John Gaspar

Bibliographic Information

The history of Japan : giving an account of the antient and present state and government of that empire, of its temples, palaces, castles and other buildings, of its metals, minerals, trees, plants, animals, birds and fishes, of the chronology and succession of the emperors, ecclesiastical and secular, of the original descent, religions, customs, and manufactures of the natives, and of their trade and commerce with the Dutch and Chinese : together with a description of the Kingdom of Siam

written in High Dutch by Engelbertus Kæmpfer ; and translated from his original manuscript, never before printed by J.G. Scheuchzer, with the life of the author, and an introduction, to which is added, part of a journal of a voyage to Japan, made by the English in the year 1673

Printed for the publisher, and sold by Thomas Woodward [etc.], 1728

• v. 1
• v. 2

Other Title

Historia Imperii Japonici

Note

Vol. 1 has added t.p. engraved and in Latin: Historia Imperii Japonici

"April 27. 1727. Imprimatur, Hans Sloane, Præs. Soc. Reg."--T.p. verso

Title printed in black and red

Details

• NCID: BA14279566
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Original Language Code: dut
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: 2 v. (lij, 612, 75 p., XLV leaves of plates (some folded))
• Size: 35 cm. (fol.)