The general history of China. . Containing a geographical, historical, chronological, political and physical description of the Empire of China, ... The whole adorn'd with curious maps, and variety of copper plates.
Jean-Baptiste Du Halde (1674-1743)
Category
Books
Date
1736
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 3112855
Summary
Bibliographic description
4 vols, plates . ill.., maps, music, ports.. . 8vo.. Provenance: Marginalia and underscorings in pencil; according to Sydenham Hervey such "mysterious little ;pencil marks in the margins" are a sign of ownership by John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol (1665-1751). Binding: Eighteenth-century full calf over boards, gilt fillets; rebacked in calf; brown morocco spine label with title "History of China"; sewn on five raised bands
Provenance
Part of the Bristol Collection. The house and contents were acquired through the National Land Fund and transferred to the National Trust in 1956
Makers and roles
Jean-Baptiste Du Halde (1674-1743) Richard Brookes (1721-1763)