Journal of the proceedings of the late embassy to China : comprising a correct narrative of the public transactions of the embassy, of the voyage to and from China, and of the journey from the mouth of the Pei-Ho to the return to Canton ; interspersed with observations upon the face of the country, the polity, moral character, and manners of the Chinese nation ; the whole illustrated by maps and drawings / by Henry Ellis, third commissioner of the embassy.
| Author/creator | Ellis, Henry author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | London : Printed for John Murray, 1817. |
| Manufacture | London : T. Davison |
| Description | vii, 526 pages, 11 leaves of plates (1 folded) : illustrations (some color), 3 maps, portrait (frontispiece) ; 28 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Google Books copy |
| Supplemental Content | Hathi Trust copy |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Murray, John, 1778-1843, publisher. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJkxGqvWvMXWjwcW9J9xDq |
| Other author/creator | Davison, Thomas, 1765?-1830, printer. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJmP8G4HvrxJGBd3jp6R8C |
| Other author/creator | Clark, John Heaviside, approximately 1770-1863, engraver. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJt8h6jbxMHPMVDMt8xYyd |
| Other author/creator | Colchester, Charles Abbot, Baron, 1798-1867, illustrator. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJmxYMf6CfPJxKw6rbymVC |
| Other author/creator | Neele, Samuel John, 1758-1824, cartographer, engraver. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJrWykhfpCPC6qrTWQQXh3 |
| Other author/creator | John Murray (Firm), publisher. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39QH7JmrrvyC9q9TyGfQwM6hR |
| Other author/creator | Neele & Son, cartographer, engraver. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39QH7JmqqxppygBx8rDxHVGB6 |
| Running title | Journal of an embassy to China |
| Variant title | Binder's spine title: Embassy to China |
| Local note | Joyner Library copy imperfect: lacking final two pages of index (525-526). |
| General note | Frontispiece is an unsigned portrait of Lord Amherst, Ambassador Extraordinary to the Emperor of China. |
| General note | Plates engraved by J. Clark after Charles Abbot (1 after M. Brownrigg). Maps engraved by Neele & Son or S.J. Neele. |
| General note | Includes index. |
| Digital Bookplate | Bookplate for Jack and Mary Spain |
| References | University of California, San Diego. Hill collection of Pacific voyages (2nd ed.), 542 |
| Other forms | Also available on the Internet from the Google Books and HathiTrust websites. |
| Acquisitions source | Joyner Rare copy gift of Jack and Mary Spain, 6/19/2024 |
| LCCN | 17003541 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | Item at the bindery | DS709 .E45 1817 | Item at the bindery |