Our First Ambassador to China - An Account of Life of George, Earl of Macartney, With Extracts From

Klappentext A 1908 biography of the British statesman George Macartney (1737 1806) based on previously unpublished letters and documents. Zusammenfassung This 1908 biography of the British statesman, diplomat and administrator George Macartney (1737–1806) made use of much previously unpublished material, including letters and documents from the family archives. It complements the two-volume 1807 account of Macartney's life by Sir John Barrow, also reissued in this series. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. Early days and mission to Russia; 2. Mission to Russia; 3. Marriage, Parliament, Ireland; 4. Chief Secretary for Ireland; 5. Governor of Grenada; 6. Madras; 7. India, London, Ireland; 8. Journal of embassy from London to China; 9. Straits of Sunda and Batavia; 10. A journal of the embassy to China in 1792-1794; 11. Embassy to China; 12. Embassy to China; 13. Mission to Verona; 14. Governor of the Cape, and the last days; Index.

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• Authors: George Macartney, Helen Henrietta Macartney Robbins, Helen Henrietta Macartney Macartney Robbins, Robbins Helen Henrietta Macartney
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.02.2011
• EAN: 9781108026253
• ISBN: 978-1-108-02625-3
• No. of pages: 540
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - British & Irish History, 17th & 18th Centuries
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; China, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, HISTORY / Asia / China, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Autobiography: historical, political & military, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Asian History, Autobiography: historical, political and military, C 1700 To C 1800