Volume 1

A description of the empire of China and Chinese-Tartary, together with the kingdoms of Korea, and Tibet. Containing the geography and history (natural as well as civil) of those countries ... / from the French of P.J.B. DuHalde, Jesuit, with notes geographical, historical and critical and other improvements, particularly in the maps by the translator.

  • Du Halde, J.-B. (Jean-Baptiste), 1674-1743.
Date:
1738-1741
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A description of the empire of China and Chinese-Tartary, together with the kingdoms of Korea, and Tibet. Containing the geography and history (natural as well as civil) of those countries ... / from the French of P.J.B. DuHalde, Jesuit, with notes geographical, historical and critical and other improvements, particularly in the maps by the translator. Source: Wellcome Collection.

    11/794
    7 SCRIPTI O F T H E Empire of CHINA AND CHINESE-TA R TA R T. Together with the KINGDOMS of K O R E A, and T I B E T CONTAINING THE GEOGRAPHY and HISTORY (N a T u r a L as well as Civil) OF THOSE countries. Enrich’d with general and particular Maps, and adorned with a great Number of Cuts. From the French of P. J. B.,Du HALDE, Jefuit: WITH NOTES Geographical, Hiftorical, and Critical; Other Improvements, particularly in the Maps, and BY THE TRANSLATOR. In TWO VOLUMES. VOLUME I. L O N D O N; Printed by T. Gardner in Bartholomew-Clofc, at St. Johns Gate. M DCCXX' for Edward Cave, HI.