The historie of the great and mightie kingdome of China,  and the situation thereof
Subtitle: togither with the great riches, huge citties, politike gouernement, and rare inuentions in the same
By: translated out of Spanish by R. Parke.
Contributors: Loyola, Martín Ignacio de, d. 1606.; Parke, Robert, fl. 1588, tr.; Wolfe, John, d. 1601, printer.; White, Edward, fl. 1577-1612, bookseller.; English Printing Collection (Library of Congress)
Publisher: Printed by I. Wolfe for Edward White ...
Published: 1589
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 410
Subjects: China -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800.; Philippines -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800.; Latin America -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800.
Genres: Early works to 1800.
Notes: STC (2nd ed.) 12003
" A commentarie or short discourse of all such notable thinges as be betwixte Spaine till you come vnto the kingdome of China, and from China vnto Spaine, returning by the orientall or east Indias, after that they had almost compassed the whole world ... Made and set forth by the author of this book as well by that which he hath seene, as also by true relation that he had of the religious and barefoot fryers of the order of Saint Francis, who traualled the same the years 1584," p. 305-410. (Based chiefly on oral account of Martin Ignacio de Loyola. Cf. chap. v; Navarrette, Bibliot. marit. esp. t. II, p. 471; Pardo de Tavers, Bibl fil. no. 1199).
Translator's dedication dated Jan. 1, 1589.
Signatures: [par.]⁴ A-2B⁸ 2C⁶(-2C6).