An account of a Chinese expedition against the 'Confederates', of a capitation of the Chinese population, and of a Chinese embassy to Japan, perhaps translated from an (unidentified) French text, c.1774-5
File
MS. Beckford c. 45
Held at the Weston Library
Leaves are in sewn section
With drawings, probably by Beckford:
With drawings, probably by Beckford:
- (fols. 1v, 2, 17v) pen-and-ink drawings of (imaginary?) Japanese coins and an imperial Japanese barge, and decorative head and tail-pieces
- (fol. 10v) part of a map, in pencil
Dates
- c.1774-5
Extent
17 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. Beckford c. 45
Repository Details
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