An Authentic Account of the Embassy of the Dutch East-India Company, to the Court of the Emperor of China, in the Years 1794 and 1795 2 Volume Set by Andre Everard van Braam Houckgeest (Mixed Media, 2011)
First published in French in Philadelphia in 1797 and translated into English for the London edition of 1798 reissued here, this travelogue by Andre Everard van Braam Houckgeest (1739-1801) was received with enthusiasm by readers hungry for exotic accounts of distant lands. It vividly describes a visit to the Chinese imperial court by a delegation from the Dutch East India Company soon after the British Macartney embassy, and delivers a rare glimpse of an unfamiliar landscape and culture. Fascinated by his experiences, van Braam records that he thought it 'far better to lose a few hours rest, than to let a single remarkable object escape me'. In addition to van Braam's diary, Volume 1 includes notes on important cultural concepts, a 'correct chart' of the route taken and a full itinerary, while Volume 2 contains one of the last known descriptions of the spectacular Summer Palace, destroyed in 1860.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13
9781108029070
eBay Product ID (ePID)
106532977
Product Key Features
Book Title
An Authentic Account of the Embassy of the Dutch East-India Company, to the Court of the Emperor of China, in the Years 1794 and 1795 2 Volume Set
Author
ANDRÉ Everard Van Braam Houckgeest
Format
Mixed Media
Language
English
Topic
History, Travel Writing
Publication Year
2011
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
682 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
217mm
Item Width
140mm
Item Weight
910g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
ANDRÉ Everard Van Braam Houckgeest
Translator
M. L. E. Moreau De Saint-Mery
Series Title
Cambridge Library Collection-East and South-East Asian History