An historical account of the embassy to the Emperor of China, undertaken by order of the King of Great Britain; ... Abridged principally from the papers of Earl Macartney, as compiled by Sir George Staunton, Bart. ... (Paperback)

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.Delve into what it was like to live during the eighteenth century by reading the first-hand accounts of everyday people, including city dwellers and farmers, businessmen and bankers, artisans and merchants, artists and their patrons, politicians and their constituents. Original texts make the American, French, and Industrial revolutions vividly contemporary.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++British LibraryT147859With an additional titlepage, engraved, and two final advertisement leaves.London: printed for John Stockdale, 1797. xv, 1],475, 5]p., plates: maps; 8

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Imprint:	Gale Ecco, Print Editions
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 2010
Authors:	George Staunton
Dimensions:	246 x 189 x 27mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	528
ISBN-13:	978-1-140-89800-9
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > General
LSN:	1-140-89800-0
Barcode:	9781140898009

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