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An Embassy to China by Lord Macartney 2004
In 1792, Lord Macartney was sent to China as the first British Ambassador to the Chinese court. This book recounts his fascinating, and frustrating, experiences in dealing with the jingoistic Chinese Emperor and his sycophantic followers.
Macartney travelled extensively in China, a country at that time almost completely unknown to Europeans. He visited not only Peking (Beijing) but the Great Wall, Summer Palace and the length of the Grand Canal to canton (Guangzhou).
The book is lavishly illustrated with watercolours done by an accompanying artist (William Alexander) and Macartney’s own sketches. One of the paintings wraps around the slipcase (shown below as a montage of the three sides) , and the title page is also beautifully illustrated.
It is divided into two parts, a journal kept by Macartney, and a separate section for his personal observations. There are also appendices covering an Edict from the Emperor Ch’ien-lung and biographical notes on Macartney and Alexander.
The binding is quarter cloth with paper sides printed with a Chinese dragon and British lion design.
There are 314 pages and in its slipcase the book is 27x20cm. Map endpapers make it easy to follow the journey of the embassy.
A very interesting insight into China 225 years ago.
Folio Society prospectus page.
Wraparound montage of slipcase
Endpapers
An index of the other illustrated reviews in the "Folio Archives" series can be viewed at : http://www.librarything.com/topic/266300
In 1792, Lord Macartney was sent to China as the first British Ambassador to the Chinese court. This book recounts his fascinating, and frustrating, experiences in dealing with the jingoistic Chinese Emperor and his sycophantic followers.
Macartney travelled extensively in China, a country at that time almost completely unknown to Europeans. He visited not only Peking (Beijing) but the Great Wall, Summer Palace and the length of the Grand Canal to canton (Guangzhou).
The book is lavishly illustrated with watercolours done by an accompanying artist (William Alexander) and Macartney’s own sketches. One of the paintings wraps around the slipcase (shown below as a montage of the three sides) , and the title page is also beautifully illustrated.
It is divided into two parts, a journal kept by Macartney, and a separate section for his personal observations. There are also appendices covering an Edict from the Emperor Ch’ien-lung and biographical notes on Macartney and Alexander.
The binding is quarter cloth with paper sides printed with a Chinese dragon and British lion design.
There are 314 pages and in its slipcase the book is 27x20cm. Map endpapers make it easy to follow the journey of the embassy.
A very interesting insight into China 225 years ago.
Folio Society prospectus page.
Wraparound montage of slipcase
Endpapers
An index of the other illustrated reviews in the "Folio Archives" series can be viewed at : http://www.librarything.com/topic/266300
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>1 wcarter: This was on my wishlist already, but you just enabled me to look for a copy. I didn't know there were so many illustrations!
