Memoirs and Remarks Geographical, Historical, Topographical, Physical, Natural, Astronimocal, Mechanical, Military, Mercantile, Political, and Ecclesiastical, Made in above Ten Years Travels through The Empoire of China: Particulary, upon their Pottery and varnishing Silk and other Manufactures, Pearl-fishing, the History of Plants and Animals, with a desription of their Cities and Publick Works, Number of People, Manners, Language, and Customs, Coin and Commerce, their Habits, Economy, and Government, the Philosophy of the Famous Confucius. With many curious Particulars; being in general, the most authentick Account of that Country.

Verlag: Printed by J. Hughs for Olive Payne, 1737

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London: Printed by J. Hughs for Olive Payne, 1737. Octavo (7 5/8" x 4 3/4", 195mm x 120mm). A New Translation from the best Paris edition, and adorned with Copper-Plates. Bound in calf with gilt. On the spine 5 raised bands with gilt morocco lettering piece in the second panel. Red speckled edge of text block. Extremities rubbed. Staining around pastedowns. Some shading. Engraved frontisepiece of Confucius. With 3 engraved plates (first 2 folding) 1) Observartory at Pekin, 2) Throne of Emporer of China, 3) Out-om-Chu A Treet in China. Lewis le Comte, Jesuit (1655-1728) was a French Jesuit missionary to China under Jean de Fontaney. He arrived in China in 1688, returning to France in 1691. He was confessor to the Duchess of Burgundy, and one of Louis XIV's mathemeticians. Jean de Fontaney (1643-1710), another Jesuit, taught mathemetacts and astronomy and was asigned by the king to create the French mission in China. Armorial bookplate of Samuel James, Baron Waring. (1860-1940) a British industrialist. In 1897, he opened a branch his family's furniture company in London. During WW1, he organised the production of war materials.

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Memoirs and Remarks Geographical, Historical, Topographical, Physical, Natural, Astronimocal, Mechanical, Military, Mercantile, Political, and Ecclesiastical, Made in above Ten Years Travels through The Empoire of China: Particulary, upon their Pottery and varnishing Silk and other Manufactures, Pearl-fishing, the History of Plants and Animals, with a desription of their Cities and Publick Works, Number of People, Manners, Language, and Customs, Coin and Commerce, their Habits, Economy, and Government, the Philosophy of the Famous Confucius. With many curious Particulars; being in general, the most authentick Account of that Country.
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Lewis le Comte, Jesuit
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Printed by J. Hughs for Olive Payne
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1737
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