Miscellaneous Notices Relating To China, And Our Commercial Intercourse With That Country, Including A Few Translations From The Chinese Language. By Sir George Thomas Staunton, Bart. LL.D. & F.R.S. - Second Edition, Enlarged.
[T.p.] - Preface - Preface To The Second Edition - Table Of Contents - [Text, with 2 tables]; [colophon] - Select List Of Books Published By Mr. Murray.
References
On G.T. Staunton see his own Memoirs (1856).
Studies of the influence of Chinese arts on those of Europe include D. Jacobson, Chinoiserie (1993); M. Sullivan, The meeting of eastern and western art (2nd.ed., 1989); H.E. Kiewe, Civilisation on loan (1973); H. Honour, Chinoiserie (1961).
Summary Note
The text is divided into Literary Notices (including translations), 1-16; Commercial Notices, 17-24; Appendix, 1-4 (on Chinese laws and China's relations with Russia, Britain and the United States of America). It includes accounts of the British factory at Canton (Guangzhou) and of Lord Amherst's embassy to Peking in 1816-7.
Sir Thomas Staunton had himself worked for the East India Company at Guangzhou, China, from 1789 to 1817. On his return to Britain he became a Member of Parliament, but also travelled extensively in Europe, and between 1839 and 1859 was the Royal Academy's Secretary for Foreign Correspondence.
Provenance
The title-page is inscribed in ink, 'From the author To the Royal Academy 1840 GJ Lib'.
Binding Note
19th-century grey papered boards; rebacked in 20th century, white paper spine-label lettered 'Miscellaneous Notices Relating To China - Staunton'.
Great Britain - Foreign Relations - Commerce - China - History - 19th century
China - Civilization - Law - History
Chinese literature - History
Translations from Chinese - Translations into English - Essays - Great Britain - 19th century