Ten thousand things relating to China and the Chinese: an epitome of the genius, government, history, literature, agriculture, arts, trade, manners, customs, and social life of the people of the Celestial Empire; together with a synopsis of the Chinese Collection / By William B. Langdon, esq., curator of the Chinese collection. [Owned by Nathan Dunn].

  • Nathan Dunn
Date:
1843
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Ten thousand things relating to China and the Chinese: an epitome of the genius, government, history, literature, agriculture, arts, trade, manners, customs, and social life of the people of the Celestial Empire; together with a synopsis of the Chinese Collection / By William B. Langdon, esq., curator of the Chinese collection. [Owned by Nathan Dunn]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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