Open Access BASE1697
Memoirs and observations typographical, physical, mathematical, mechanical, natural, civil, and ecclesiastical, made in a late journey through the empire of China, and published in several letters particularly upon the Chinese pottery and varnishing, the silk and other manufactures, the pearl fishing, the history of plants and animals, description of their cities and publick works, number of people, their language, manners and commerce, their habits, oeconomy, and government, the philosophy of Confucius, the state of Christianity : with many other curious and useful remarks / by Louis Le Compte . ; translated from the Paris edition, and illustrated with figures
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[25] p., 1 folded leaf, 527, [2] p., 3 leaves of plates (2 folded) : port. ; Advertisements at end. ; Pages 441-442 and 455-456 are stained with loss of text in filmed copy. Pages 380-end photographed from Bodleian Library copy and inserted at end. ; Reproduction of original in Huntington Library.
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London :: Printed for Benj. Tooke ., and Sam. Buckley .,; Ann Arbor, MI; Oxford (UK) :: Text Creation Partnership
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