An Embassy To China - Lord Macartney - Folio Society 2004 1st Ed. - Like
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An Embassy to China, Being the Journal Kept by Lord Macartney During his Embassy to Emperor Ch'ien-lung 1793-1794. Introduced by Jonathan Spence. Edited by J.L.Cranmer-Byng. 100 integrated colour illustrations by William Alexander. Map endpapers. Quarter bound in dark green buckram with design printed paper sides. Pictorial slipcase. 314pp. 10.2x7.5in.
The Macartney Embassy, also called the Macartney Mission, was the first British diplomatic mission to China, which took place in 179...3. It is named for its leader, George Macartney, Great Britain's first envoy to China. The goals of the mission included the opening of new ports for British trade in China, the establishment of a permanent embassy in Beijing, the cession of a small island for British use along China's coast, and the relaxation of trade restrictions on British merchants in Guangzhou (Canton). Macartney's delegation met with the Qianlong Emperor, who rejected all of the British requests. Although the mission failed to achieve its official objectives, it was later noted for the extensive cultural, political, and geographical observations its participants recorded in China and brought back to Europe.
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The Macartney Embassy, also called the Macartney Mission, was the first British diplomatic mission to China, which took place in 179...3. It is named for its leader, George Macartney, Great Britain's first envoy to China. The goals of the mission included the opening of new ports for British trade in China, the establishment of a permanent embassy in Beijing, the cession of a small island for British use along China's coast, and the relaxation of trade restrictions on British merchants in Guangzhou (Canton). Macartney's delegation met with the Qianlong Emperor, who rejected all of the British requests. Although the mission failed to achieve its official objectives, it was later noted for the extensive cultural, political, and geographical observations its participants recorded in China and brought back to Europe.
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