Narrative of a Journey in the Interior of China, and of a Voyage to and from that Country in the Years 1816 and 1817 - Containing an Account of Lord Amherst's Embassy to the Court of Pekin (Paperback)

Clarke Abel (c.1780 1825) was Chief Medical Officer accompanying Lord Amherst's unsuccessful diplomatic embassy to China in 1816. Encouraged by Sir Joseph Banks, he acted as official naturalist to the expedition, which penetrated further into China than had been possible for previous western visitors. Although most of his large collection of botanical and mineralogical specimens was lost during the return voyage, survivals included several new species, some of which were named after him. This work, published in 1818, made Abel's reputation, and he was elected to the Royal Society the following year. His geological survey of the Cape of Good Hope, studied on the outward journey, is particularly impressive. Abel's account of Chinese society and culture is an important record of a country which was then largely inaccessible to Europeans. An appendix by Robert Brown (Banks' botanist) lists the specimens that survived the shipwreck, which is itself dramatically described.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cambridge Library Collection - Travel and Exploration in Asia
Release date:	March 2012
First published:	February 2012
Authors:	Clarke Abel
Dimensions:	297 x 210 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	498
ISBN-13:	978-1-108-04599-5
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Geographical discovery & exploration 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 > Travel > Travel writing > Classic travel writing
LSN:	1-108-04599-5
Barcode:	9781108045995

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