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Record Nr.

UNISA996390384703316

Autore

Le Comte Louis <1655-1728.>

Titolo

Memoirs and observations topographical, physical, mathematical, mechanical, natural, civil, and ecclesiastical [[electronic resource] ] : 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; with a 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, and many other curious and useful remarks. By Louis Le Comte Jesuit, confessor to the Dutchess of Burgundy, one of the royal mathematicians, and lately missionary in the eastern countries. Translated from the Paris edition, and illustrated with figures

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : printed for Benjamin Tooke at the Middle Temple Gate in Fleetstreet, 1698

Edizione

[The second edition very much corrected, with the addition of a map of China, and a table.]

Descrizione fisica

[24], 225, [1] p., 226-240 leaves, 241-527 p., [11] p., [4] leaves of plates : table, engr

Soggetti

Missions - China

China Description and travel Early works to 1800

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

A translation of: Le Comte, Louis.  Nouveaux mémories sur l'état présent de la Chine.

The words "Topographical .. Ecclesiastical." are bracketed together on title page.

Includes index.

Folded table with heading "A list of all the words that form the Chinese tongue" between pp. 180-181.

Reproduction of the original in the Cambridge University Library.

Sommario/riassunto

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