The Voyage of the Keying, 1846-1855
| Author/creator | Davies, Stephen Author |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Aberdeen : Hong Kong University Press New York : Columbia University Press [Distributor] |
| Description | 368 p. ill 09.000 x 06.000 in. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
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| Summary | Annotation In Decembet 1846, the Keying, a Chinese junk purchased by British investors, set sail from Hong Kong for London. Named after the Chinese Imperial Commissioner who had signed away Hong Kong to the British, manned by a Chinese and European crew, and carrying a travelling exhibition of Chinese items, the Keying had a troubled voyage. After quarrels on the way and a diversion to New York, culminating in a legal dispute over arrears of wages for Chinese members of the crew, it finally reached London in 1848, where it went on exhibition on the River Thames until 1853. In this account of the ship, the crew and the voyage, Stephen Davies tells a story of missed opportunities, with an erratic course, overambitious aims, and achievements born of lucky breaks. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 9789888208203 |
| ISBN | 9888208209 (Trade Cloth) Forthcoming |
| Standard identifier# | 9789888208203 |
| Stock number | 00119751 |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |