An Authentic Account of the Embassy of the Dutch East-India Company (2-Volume Set) : To the Court of the Emperor of China, in the Years 1794-1795 (Cam 〈1-2〉

Van Braam, Ander Everard

Cambridge Univ Pr（2011/06発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 682 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781108029070
• DDC分類 950

Full Description

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.

Contents

Volume 1Introduction; Notes; Itinerary; Journey of the embassy of the Dutch East-India Company to the court of the Emperor of China, in the years 1794, and 1795. Volume 2: Journey of the embassy of the Dutch East-India Company to the court of the Emperor of China, in the years 1794, and 1795; Notice of a collection of Chinese drawings, in the possession of M. van Braam, author of this work.