2 edition of general description of China found in the catalog.
general description of China
Jean Baptiste Gabriel Alexandre Grosier
Published
1788
by G.G.J. & J. Robinson in London
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Written in
Edition Notes
| Statement | illustrated by a new and correct map of China, and other copper plates ; translated from the French of Abbe Grosier. |
| Classifications | |
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| LC Classifications | DS708 G87 1788 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | 2 v. : |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL17342998M |
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Book will be 6 inches wide by 9 inches tall and soft cover : John Francis Davis. A General Description of China: Containing the Topography of the Fifteen Provinces which Compose this Vast Empire, that of Tartary, the Isles, and Other Tributary Countries: the Number and Situation of Its Cities, the State of Its Population, the Natural History of Its Animals, Vegetables and Minerals: Together with the Latest Accounts that Have Reached Europe of the Government, Religion.
OCLC Number: Notes: Subsequently published under title: China: a general description of that empire and its inhabitants. Description: 2 volumes: illustrations, frontispiece (folded map) ; 22 cm. Get this from a library. China and the Chinese: a general description of the country and its inhabitants ; its civilization and form of government ; its religious and social institutions ; its intercourse with other nations, and its present condition and prospects.
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