History of the Two Tartar Conquerors of China, Including the Two Journeys Into Tartary of Father Ferdinand Verbiest in the Suite of the Emperor Kang-Hi From the French of Père Pierre Joseph d'Orléans, of the Company of Jesus. To Which Is Added Father Pereira's Journey Into Tartary in the Suite of the Same Emperor, From the Dutch of Nicholaas Witsen - Hakluyt Society, First Series

R.H. Major (author), The Earl of Ellesmere (editor)

1st edition

Hardback (28 Jul 2010)

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Publisher's Synopsis

The first part is translated from the 1688, Paris, edition; the narrative of Father Pereira's journey and the text of two letters by Father Verbiest are from the 1692, Amsterdam, edition. The supplementary material consists of the 1854 annual report. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1854.

Book information

ISBN:	9781409412830
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Imprint:	Hakluyt Society
Pub date:	28 Jul 2010
Edition:	1st edition
DEWEY:	951.03
DEWEY edition:	22
Language:	English
Number of pages:	184
Weight:	453g
Height:	234mm
Width:	156mm