Description: Very rare and significant primary sources printed in 1794 reporting the famed Macartney Embassy to China Collection comprising three issues of the French royalist periodical based in Switzerland "NOUVELLES POLITIQUES" providing first-hand comprehensive details on the pioneer diplomatic British Mission to China led by George Macartney in 1793, the so-called Macartney Embassy. Extremely rare early accounts based on "fresh" information advanced by the East India Company vessels, among others. Included are particulars on the stay in Macau, the going ashore of George Staunton and his fluent in Chinese son, the announcement of the Embassy to the Canton authorities, the landing at "Limpo" (presently Ningbo) where the Mission was met by two of the Emperor envoys, the departure the day after to the imperial city of Peking, the majestic audience with Emperor Qianlong , the fabulous gifts brought by Macartney, the negotiations, the lodging at the magnificent palaces in Canton and Beijing offered to the British delegation by the Emperor. One of the issues includes an extensive (about two columns) description of the delegation residence in Beijing during August and September, the visits to gardens, theatres, pagodas of Emperor Qianlong who was aged 83, the commemoration of his birthday on September 17, the memoir presented to his minister stating the Embassy objectives… The final issue announces the failure of the Mission. George Staunton published three years later, in 1797, his acclaimed version of the mission titled "An authentic account of an Embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China..." Regular issue titled: NOUVELLES POLITIQUES Supplements titled: SUPPLÉMENT AUX NOUVELLES POLITIQUESPhysical: (about 20 x 16 cm); 4 pages each regular issue; 4 pages the supplement. Complete.Unbound as distributed.Dates of publication: 14 June 1794, 16 August 1794, 3 September 1794.Place of publication: No place [Switzerland].Issues numbered: Nº 48 (supplement), Nº 66 (supplement), Nº 71 (regular). Overall condition: Very good. Edges with irregular cut, a couple of leaves with slight creasing, a few spots, small perforations at inner margins, other minor imperfections.
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Year Printed: 1794
Topic: China
Author: George Macartney
Subject: History
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: French
Publisher: Nouvelles Politiques
Place of Publication: Switzerland
Special Attributes: 1st Edition
