An Authentic Account of an Embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China
Subtitle: Volume 1. Part 1
Publisher: Adamant Media Corporation
Published: March 30, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 265
ISBN-13: 9781402174773
Subjects: China,society,ceremony,travel,tradition,customs of nations; History / Asia; History / Far East
First sentence: IT has justly been observed, that the interests and pursuits of so active and opulent a portion of the community as is engaged in trade throughout the British dominions, occupy, at all times, much of the attention, and, in the proper spirit of a commercial nation, influence many of the measures of the government.