A compleat history of the empire of China: being the observations of above ten years travels through that country: containing memoirs and remarks Geographical, Historical, Topographical, Physical, Natural, Astronomical, Mechanical, Military, Mercantile, Political, And Ecclesiastical. Particularly upon Their Pottery and varnishing Silk and other Manufactures, Pearl-Fishing, the History of Plants and Animals, with a Description of their Cities and Publick Works, Number of People, Manners, Language, and Customs, Coin and Commerce, their Habits, Oeconomy, and Government, the Philosophy of the Famous Confucius. With an Account of the Conquest of China by the Tartars, and many other curious Particulars. Written by the learned Lewis Le Comte, Confessor to the Dutchess of Burgundy, and one of the French King's Mathematicians, who was a Missioner in China near twenty Years. A new translation from the best Paris edition, and adorn'd with copper-plates

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Le Comte, Louis
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London printed for James Hodges, at the Looking Glass, on London-Bridge 1739, MDCCXXXIX. [1739]
Edition:	The second edition carefully corrected
Subjects:	Jesuits / Missions / Early Works To 1800 Missions / China / Early Works To 1800 China / Description And Travel / Early Works To 1800
Online Access:	http://nl.sub.uni-goettingen.de/id/0330800200?orig...
Collection:	Eighteenth Century Collections Online / ECCO - Collection details see MPG.ReNa