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Authentick memoirs of the wicked life and dying words of the late John Collington, [electronic resource] : of Throwleigh, in Kent; who was executed on Saturday, April 7, 1750, at Maidstone, for maliciously hiring John Stone and William Luckhurst, to set fire to the barns and ricks of Mr. John Clarke; in which is a full and particular Account of his unheard-of Cruelties, Acts of Revenge, and Malice; particularly to his first Wife and Children, and Neighbours, where-ever he lived: Together with his Behaviour during his Confinement in Goal to the Time of his Execution, and his last Dying Words. To which is added, a full account of the life and dying words of John Stone, for setting Fire to the Barn and Ricks of the said Mr. John Clarke; as also those of John Williams for house-breaking, and Francis Foster for robbing on the highway, who were all three executed at the same Time with Collington. Edition: The fourth edition, corrected.Material type: Book; Language:English; Format:
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An historical, geographical, and philosophical view of the Chinese empire [electronic resource] : Comprehending A Description Of The Fifteen Provinces Of China, Chinese Tartary, Tributary States; Natural History Of China; Government, Religion, Laws, Manners And Customs, Literature, Arts, Sciences, Manufactures, &c. By W. Winterbotham. To which is added, a copious account of Lord Macartney's embassy, Compiled From Original Communications. Edition: Second edition.Material type: Book; Language:English; Format:
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A general description of China [electronic resource] : containing the topography of the fifteen provinces which compose this vast empire; That Of Tartary, The Isles, And Other Tributary Countries; The Number And Situation Of Its Cities, The State Of Its Population, The Natural History Of Its Animals, Vegetables And Minerals. Together With The latest Accounts that have reached Europe, of the Government, Religion, Manners, Customs, Arts and Sciences of the Chinese. Illustrated by a new and correct map of China, and other copper-plates. The second edition. ... . Translated from the French of the Abbe Grosier.
by Grosier, J.-B. (Jean-Baptiste), 1743-1823. Material type: Book; Language:English; Format:
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Memoir of a chart of the China Sea; including the Philippine, Mollucca, and Banda Islands, with part of the coast of New Holland and New Guinea. Dedicated, BY Permission, To the Society of Managing Owners of the Ships in the East India Company's Service. The second edition, corrected. By George Robertson [electronic resource].
by Robertson, George, d. 1791. Material type: Book; Language:English; Format:
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An authentic account of an embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China [electronic resource] : Including Cursory Observations Made, And Information Obtained, In Travelling Through That Ancient Empire, And A Small Part Of Chinese Tartary. Together with a relation of the voyage undertaken on the occasion by His Majesty's ship the Lion, and the ship Hindostan, in the East India Company's service, To The Yellow Sea, And Gulf Of Pekin; AS Well AS Of Their Return To Europe; With Notices Of The Several Places Where They Stopped In Their Way Out And Home; Being The Islands Of Madeira, Teneriffe, And ST. Jago; The Port Of Rio de Janeiro In South America; The Islands Of St. Helena, Tristan D'acunha, And Amsterdam; The Coasts Of Java, And Sumatra; The Nanka Isles, Pulo Condore, And Cochin-China. Taken chiefly from the papers of His Excellency the Earl of Macartney, Knight of the Bath, His Majesty's Embassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Emperor of China; Sir Erasmus Gower, Commander of the Expedition, and other Gentlemen in the several departments of the Embassy. By Sir George Staunton, Baronet, Honorary Doctor of Laws of the University of Oxford, Fellow of the Royal Society of London, his Majesty's Secretary of Embassy to the Emperor of China, and Minister Plenipotentiary in the absence of the Embassador. In two volumes, with engravings; beside a folio volume of plates. Volume The First.
by Staunton, George, Sir, 1737-1801. Edition: The second edition, corrected. ...Material type: Book; Language:English; Format:
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An epitome of the natural history of the insects of China [electronic resource] : comprising figures and descriptions of Upwards of One Hundred New, Singular, and Beautiful Species; Together with Some that are of Importance in Medicine, Domestic Economy, &c. the Figures are Accurately Drawn, Engraved, and Coloured, from Specimens of the Insects; the Descriptions are Arranged According to the System of Linnaeus; with References to the Writings of Fabricius, and Other Systematic Authors. By E. Donovan, Author of the Natural History of British Insects, &c.
by Donovan, E. (Edward), 1768-1837. Material type: Book; Language:English; Format:
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An epitome of the natural history of the insects of India, and the islands in the Indian seas [electronic resource] : Comprising Upwards of Two Hundred and Fifty Figures and Descriptions of the Most Singular and Beautiful Species, Selected Chiefly from those Recently Discovered, and which have not Appeared in the Works of any Preceding Author. The Figures are Accurately Drawn, Engraved, and Coloured, from Specimens of the Insects; the Descriptions are Arranged According to the System of Linnaeus; with References to the Writings of Fabricius, and Other Systematic Authors. By E. Donovan, Author of the Natural History of the Insects of China, &c.
by Donovan, E. (Edward), 1768-1837. Material type: Book; Language:English; Format:
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An authentic account of an embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China [electronic resource] : including cursory observations made, and Information Obtained, in travelling through that ancient empire, and a Small Part of Chinese Tartary. Together with a Relation of the Voyage Undertaken on the Occasion by his Majesty's Ship the Lion, and the Ship Hindostan, in the East India Company's Service, to the Yellow Sea, and Gulf of Pekin; as Well as of their Return to Europe; with Notices of The several places where they stopped in their way out and home; being the Islands of Madeira, Teneriffe, and St. Jago; the Port of Rio de Janeiro in South America; the Islands of St. Helena, Tristan D'acunha, and Amsterdam; the Coast of Java, and Sumatra, the Nanka Isles, Pulo-Condore, and Cochin-China. Taken chiefly from the papers of His Excellency the Earl of Macartney, Knight of the Bath, His Majesty's Embassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Emperor of China; Sir Erasmus Gower, Commander of the Expedition, and of other Gentlemen in the several departments of the Embassy. By Sir George Staunton, Baronet, Honorary Doctor of Laws of the University of Oxford, Fellow of the Royal Society of London, his Majesty's Secretary of Embassy to the Emperor of China, and Minister Plenipotentiary in the absence of the Embassador. In three volumes. Volume the First.
by Staunton, George, Sir, 1737-1801. Material type: Book; Language:English; Format:
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The present state of Russia [electronic resource] : In two volumes. Being an account of the government of that country, both civil and ecclesiastical; of the Czar's forces by sea and land, the Regulation of his Finances, the several Methods he made use of to civilize his People and improve the Country, his Transactions with several Eastern Princes, and what happened most remarkable at his Court, particularly in relation to the late Czarewitz, from the Year 1714, to 1720. The whole being the journal of a foreign minister who resided in Russia at that time. With A description of Petersbourg and Cronslot, and Several other Pieces relating to the Affairs of Russia. Translated from the High-Dutch. To which is added A general Map of the Czar's Dominions, according to the latest Observations.
by Weber, Friedrich Christian. Material type: Book; Language:English; Format:
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Publisher: MDCCXXIII. 1722- [1723]Other title: Das ver�anderte Russland. English .Online access: Full text online Availability: No items available
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An authentic account of an embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China [electronic resource] : Including Cursory Observations Made, and Information Obtained, in Travelling through that Ancient Empire, and a Small Part of Chinese Tartary. Together with a Relation of the Voyage Undertaken on the Occasion by his Majesty's Ship the Lion, and the Ship Hindostan, in the East India Company's Service, to the Yellow Sea, and Gulf of Pekin; as well as of their Return to Europe; with Notices of the Several Places where they Stopped in their Way Out and Home; being the Islands of Madeira, Teneriffe, and St. Jago; the Port of Rio De Janeiro in South America; the Islands of St. Helena, Tristan D'acunha, and Amsterdam; the Coast of Java, and Sumatra, the Nanka Isles, Pulo Condore, and Cochin-China. Taken chiefly from the papers of His Excellency the Earl of Macartney, Knight of the Bath, His Majesty's Embassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Emperor of China; Sir Erasmus Gower, Commander of the Expedition, and of other Gentlemen in the several departments of the Embassy. By Sir George Staunton, Baronet, Honorary Doctor of Laws of the University of Oxford, Fellow of the Royal Society of London, his Majesty's Secretary of Embassy to the Emperor of China, and Minister Plenipotentiary in the absence of the Embassador. In two volumes, with engravings; beside a folio volume of plates. Vol. I.
by Staunton, George, Sir, 1737-1801. Material type: Book; Language:English; Format:
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