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  3. 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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  • Publisher:
    Cambridge University Press
    Publication date:
    05 August 2011
    09 June 2011
    ISBN:
    9780511996078
    9781108029056
    DOI:
    https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511996078
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    Dimensions:
    (216 x 140 mm)
    Weight & Pages:
    0.45kg, 352 Pages
    • Subjects:
    East Asian History, Area Studies, Asian Studies, European History after 1450, History, European Studies, South-East Asian History
    Series:
    Cambridge Library Collection - East and South-East Asian History
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    Subjects:
    East Asian History, Area Studies, Asian Studies, European History after 1450, History, European Studies, South-East Asian History
    Series:
    Cambridge Library Collection - East and South-East Asian History
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    First published in French in Philadelphia in 1797 and translated into English for the London edition of 1798 reissued here, this travelogue by André 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.

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