An authentic account of the embassy of the Dutch East-india Company, to the court of the Emperor of China, in the years 1794 and 1795

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An authentic account of the embassy of the Dutch East-india Company, to the court of the Emperor of China, in the years 1794 and 1795

André Everard van Braam

(Cambridge library collection)

Cambridge University Press, 2011

  • v. 1 : pbk
  • v. 2 : pbk

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An authentic account of the embassy of the Dutch East-India Company, to the court of the Emperor of China, in the years 1794 and 1795 : (subsequent to that of the Earl of Macartney) containing a description of several parts of the Chinese Empire, unknown to Europeans

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Reprint. Originally published: London : Printed for R. Phillips and sold by J. Debrett, 1798

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

v. 1 : pbk ISBN 9781108029056

Description

First published in French in Philadelphia in 1797 and translated into English for the London edition of 1798 reissued here, this travelogue by Andre Everard van Braam Houckgeest (1739-1801) was received with enthusiasm by readers hungry for exotic accounts of distant lands. It vividly describes a visit to the Chinese imperial court by a delegation from the Dutch East India Company soon after the British Macartney embassy, and delivers a rare glimpse of an unfamiliar landscape and culture. Fascinated by his experiences en route from Canton to Beijing and at the Summer Palace, van Braam records that he thought it 'far better to lose a few hours rest, than to let a single remarkable object escape me'. Volume 1 follows the expedition's journey from Canton to Uoitime, and includes notes on special terms and important cultural concepts, a 'correct chart' of the route taken and a full itinerary.

Table of Contents

  • Advertisement
  • Dedication
  • Advertisement of the editor
  • Introduction
  • Notes
  • Itinerary
  • Journey of the embassy of the Dutch East-India Company to the court of the Emperor of China, in the years 1794, and 1795.
Volume

v. 2 : pbk ISBN 9781108029063

Description

First published in French in Philadelphia in 1797 and translated into English for the London edition of 1798 reissued here, this travelogue by Andre Everard van Braam Houckgeest (1739-1801) was received with enthusiasm by readers hungry for exotic accounts of distant lands. It vividly describes a visit to the Chinese imperial court by a delegation from the Dutch East India Company soon after the British Macartney embassy, and delivers a rare glimpse of an unfamiliar landscape and culture. Fascinated by his experiences, van Braam records that he thought it 'far better to lose a few hours rest, than to let a single remarkable object escape me'. Volume 2 includes one of the last known Western descriptions of the spectacular Summer Palace, destroyed in 1860, and a detailed list of several hundred Chinese paintings and drawings that van Braam brought back and intended to donate to the French nation.

Table of Contents

  • Journey of the embassy of the Dutch East-India Company to the court of the Emperor of China, in the years 1794, and 1795
  • Notice of a collection of Chinese drawings, in the possession of M. van Braam, author of this work.

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  • NCID
    BB06722304
  • ISBN
    • 9781108029056
    • 9781108029063
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Cambridge
  • Pages/Volumes
    2 v. (lii, 288; 324 p., [4] p. of plates)
  • Size
    22 cm
  • Parent Bibliography ID
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