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 general and particular maps, and adorned with a great number of cuts. From the French of P.J.B. Du Halde, Jesuit: with Notes geographical, historical, and critical; and other improvements, particularly in the maps, by the translator. In two volumes

All titles

• 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 general and particular maps, and adorned with a great number of cuts. From the French of P.J.B. Du Halde, Jesuit: with Notes geographical, historical, and critical; and other improvements, particularly in the maps, by the translator. In two volumes
• Description géographique, historique, chronologique, politique, et physique de l'empire de la Chine. English

People / Organizations

• J.-B Du Halde (Author)
• Thomas Gardner ("printed by")

Imprint

London : printed by T. Gardner in Bartholomew-Close, for Edward Cave, at St. John's Gate, MDCCXXXVIII. [1738]

Publication year

1738-1741

ESTC No.

T148343

Grub Street ID

194715

Description

2v.,plates : maps,ports. ; 2°.

Note

The titlepage to vol. 2., dated 1741, bears the imprint: printed by Edward Cave

With an index.