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. Enrich'd with ... maps, and ... cuts. From the French of P. J. B. Du Halde, Jesuit: with notes ... by the translator. In two volumes. ...
Jean-Baptiste Du Halde (1674-1743)
Category
Books
Date
1738
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Felbrigg, Norfolk
NT 3082602
Summary
Bibliographic description
2v. plates . maps,ports . fol.. Provenance: eighteenth-century Chippendale-style armorial bookplate, demi-eagle displ. gu. on the breast with a star of six points, motto: Appetitus rationi pareat [i.e. Custance, of Weston House, Norfolk]. Binding: full polished calf, sewn onto six raised bands; gold-hatched on board edges; red and green title and volume spine labels, yellow-stained edges
Makers and roles
Jean-Baptiste Du Halde (1674-1743)