Japan Extolled and Decried - Carl Peter Thunberg's Travels in Japan 1775-1776 (Hardcover, Annotated Ed)

Carl Peter Thunberg studied at Uppsala University in Sweden where he was a favourite student of the great Linnaeus, father of modern scientific classification. He determined to travel the world and enlisted as a physician with the Dutch East India Company. He arrived in Japan in the summer of 1775 and stayed one year, the maximum continuous term permitted for a European at the time. He travelled to Edo (modern Tokyo) where he became friends with the shogun's private physician, Katsuragawa Hosshu, a notorious rake. They maintained a correspondence even after the Swede had returned to his homeland. Thunberg's 'Travels' appeared in English in 1795 and was never reprinted. This edition makes available once again Thunberg's extraordinary writings on Japan, complete with illustrations. Fully annotated and introduced by Timon Screech.

General

Imprint:	RoutledgeCurzon
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	June 2005
First published:	2005
Authors:	C.P. Thunberg
Editors:	Timon Screech
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	332
Edition:	Annotated Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-7007-1719-4
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Sport & Leisure > Travel & holiday > Travel writing > Classic travel writing Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Travel > Travel writing > Classic travel writing
LSN:	0-7007-1719-6
Barcode:	9780700717194

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