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An authentic account of an embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China; : ... Together with a relation of the voyage undertaken on the occasion by His Majesty's ship the Lion, and the ship Hindostan in the East India Company's service, to the Yellow Sea, ... By Sir George Staunton, ... In two volumes

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Publication date: 1798.
Call number: 330051
Creator: Staunton, George (1737-1801)(Opens in new tab)
Dimensions: (8vo)
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