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“China : comprehending a view of the origin, antiquity, history, religion, morals, government, laws, population, literature, drama, festivals, games, women, beggars, manners, customs, &c. of that empire ; with remarks on the European embassies to China and the policy of sending a mission from the United States to the court of Peking ; to which is added a commercial appendix, containing a synopsis of the trade of Portugal, Holland, England, France, Denmark, Ostend, Sweden, Prussia, Trieste, and Spain, in China and India ; and a full description of the American trade to Canton, its riese, progress, and present state : with mercantile information, useful to the Chinese trader and general merchant” (Publication, 1823)

Year

1823

Text

Waln, Robert. China : comprehending a view of the origin, antiquity, history, religion, morals, government, laws, population, literature, drama, festivals, games, women, beggars, manners, customs, &c. of that empire ; with remarks on the European embassies to China and the policy of sending a mission from the United States to the court of Peking ; to which is added a commercial appendix, containing a synopsis of the trade of Portugal, Holland, England, France, Denmark, Ostend, Sweden, Prussia, Trieste, and Spain, in China and India ; and a full description of the American trade to Canton, its riese, progress, and present state : with mercantile information, useful to the Chinese trader and general merchant. (Philadelphia : The Author, 1823). [Beijing ; Guangzhou (Guangdong)]. (Waln2)

Type

Publication

Contributors (1)

Waln, Robert  (Philadelphia, Penn. 1794-1825 Providence, R.I.) : Kaufmann, Reisender

Subjects

Economics and Trade / History : China - Europe : General / History : China - United States of America