An Authentic Account of an Embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China

Taken Chiefly from the Papers of His Excellency the Earl of Macartney

By:

George Staunton

Format:

Paperback / softback

Series:

Cambridge Library Collection - East and South-East Asian History

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George Leonard Staunton (1737–1801) arrived in China in 1792 as a member of a British delegation whose objective was to improve trade and establish better diplomatic relations with the Chinese, who, at the time, restricted economic activity with foreigners to the port of Canton (Guangzhou). Although the group managed to secure an audience with the Qianlong Emperor - to whom the British envoy Lord Macartney famously refused to kowtow - their mission failed. Staunton kept detailed notes throughout his time in China, and in 1797 this two-volume account of the visit was published, and later translated into French and German. Volume 1 begins with a historical account of China's diplomatic relations with Britain and other nations, and then discusses the extensive preparations for the delegation's voyage, and the long journey itself, which took them round the Cape of Good Hope and through South-East Asia before arriving in China nine months later.

Release date Australia

May 10th, 2012

Author

George Staunton

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Illustrations

1 Plates, black and white; 6 Halftones, unspecified

Pages

562

Series

Cambridge Library Collection - East and South-East Asian History

Dimensions

210x297x29

ISBN-13

9781108045605

Product ID

19868519

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