The history of Japan : giving an account of the ancient 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, M.D. Physician to the Dutch Embassy to the Emperor's Court; and translated from his original manuscript, never before printed, by J.G. Scheuchzer, F.R.S. and a member of the College of Physicians, London. With the life of the author, and an introduction. Illustrated with many copper plates.
| Author/creator | Kaempfer, Engelbert |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London : printed for the translator, MDCCXXVII. [1727] |
| Description | 2 volumes(8 unnumbered pages, lii, 4 unnumbered pages, 612, 75, 11 unnumbered pages;2 unnumbered pages, 11, 1 unnumbered page), plates : maps ; 2⁰. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text online |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Beschryving van Japan. English |
| General note | On large paper. |
| General note | Titlepages in red and black. |
| General note | With an additional titlepage, engraved: 'Historia imperii Japonici' dated 1727 and a list of subscribers, in vol.1. |
| General note | Apparently a reissue of the 1727 edition, with a cancel titlepage in vol.1 only, dated 1728; |
| General note | Vol. 2 has a second appendix inserted after the index, with separate pagination and register, and a titlepage dated 1728. |
| General note | Reproduction of original from Trinity College Library Watkinson Collection. |
| References | English Short Title Catalog, T124603. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. |
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