A Sketch of a Journey from Zhe-Hol in Tartary by Land to Pekin and from thence by Water to Hang-Tchoo-Foo in China
[London], George Nicol, April 12th, 1796.
A large engraved map (printed surface 640 × 451 mm, sheet size 812 × 557 mm). Engraved by B. Baker.
Horizontal centrefold crease, as issued; occasional spots of foxing (mainly in the margins); two small faint stains to the left-hand margin (well clear of the printed surface); old guard on the verso, with some light associated tanning on the recto about the fold; in excellent condition, with wide margins.
John Barrow (later first Baronet) was attached to the first British diplomatic mission to China, led by George Macartney in 1792-94. The map is plate 9 from the atlas to the official account of the embassy, George Staunton's 'An Authentic Account of an Embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China ...'. The journey shown here was from Chengde (formerly Jehol) to Beijing, and then south to Hangzhou along the Grand Canal. While Macartney failed to secure any concessions from the Qianlong Emperor, the expedition nevertheless collected important information about the geography, culture, population and politics of the Chinese Empire.
Item #143663
Price (AUD):
$600.00