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This collection relating to China from the British Library includes: papers relating to the Macartney and Amherst embassies to China; drawings of China and Chinese customs by William Alexander; photographs and correspondence documenting the opium wars; papers regarding the settling of Penang; offici...

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Corporate Authors: British Library, Adam Matthew Digital (Firm)
Format: Kit
Language:English
Published: Marlborough, England : Adam Matthew Digital, 2007.
Series:China : trade, politics & culture, 1793-1980 : sources from the School of Oriental and African Studies and the British Library, London
Subjects:
Alexander, William, > 1767-1816.
Macartney, George Macartney, > Earl, > 1737-1806.
Amherst of Arracan, William Pitt Amherst, > Earl, > 1773-1857.
Daniell, Samuel, > 1775-1811.
Gower, Erasmus, > Sir, > 1742-1814.
Auckland, George Eden, > Earl of, > 1784-1849.
Raffles, Thomas Stamford, > Sir, > 1781-1826.
Lay, Horatio Nelson, > 1832-1898.
Grant, James Hope, > Sir, > 1808-1875.
China > Social life and customs > 19th century > Sources.
China > Politics and government > 19th century > Sources.
British > China > History > Sources.
China > Commerce > Great Britain > Sources.
Great Britain > Commerce > China > Sources.
China > Foreign relations > Great Britain > Sources.
Great Britain > Foreign relations > China > Sources.
China > History > Opium War, 1840-1842 > Sources.
China > History > Foreign intervention, 1857-1861 > Sources.
China > History > Boxer Rebellion, 1899-1901 > Sources.
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Summary:This collection relating to China from the British Library includes: papers relating to the Macartney and Amherst embassies to China; drawings of China and Chinese customs by William Alexander; photographs and correspondence documenting the opium wars; papers regarding the settling of Penang; official correspondence regarding trade and treaty ports in China; papers regarding the Boxer Rebellion, particularly the siege of the legations.
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