An historical, geographical and philosophical view of the Chinese Empire [electronic resource] : comprehending a description of the fifteen provinces of China, Chinese Tartary; tributary states; natural history of China; government, religion, laws, manners and customs, literature, arts, sciences, manufactures, &c. By W. Winterbotham. To which is added, a copious account of Lord Macartney's embassy, compiled from original communications.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Winterbotham, William, 1763-1829.

Contributor:

Lee, Richard, d. 1809, bookseller.

Dunning, Tertius, 1770-1823, printer.

Hyer, Walter W., 1773?-1826, printer.

Palmer, William T., d. 1798, printer.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Diplomatic and consular service, British.

China--Description and travel.

China.

China--Social life and customs.

Great Britain--Foreign relations--China.

Great Britain.

China--Foreign relations--Great Britain.

Macartney, George Macartney, Earl, 1737-1806.

Macartney, George Macartney.

Genre:

Booksellers' advertisements -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.

Prospectuses.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (2v. )

Other Title:

Historical, geographical and philosophical view of the Chinese Empire

Place of Publication:

[Philadelphia] : London printed: Philadelphia, re-printed for Richard Lee. Dunning, Hyer, and Palmer, printers, 1796.

Notes:

Vol. 1 has an additional title page (p. [5]), identical in wording with the general title page but with the addition of the words "In two volumes. Vol. I." before the imprint. The title page to v. 2 follows the wording of this second title page.

Vol. 1: [6], 303, [5] p.; v. 2: 322, [6] p.

Error in paging: v. 1, p. 207 misnumbered 237.

Bookseller's advertisement, v. 1, p. [307-308]; Prospectuses, v. 2, p. [326-328].

Reproduction of original from Library of Congress.

Cited in:

Evans, 31648

English Short Title Catalog, W12697.

OCLC:

510980469