The history of Japan : giving an account of the ancient and present state and government of that empire; of its temples, palaces, castles and other buildings; of its metals, minerals, trees, plants, animals, birds and fishes; of the chronology and succession of the emperors, ecclesiastical and secular; of the original descent, religions, customs, and manufactures of the natives, and of their trade and commerce with the Dutch and Chinese. Together with a description of the Kingdom of Siam. Written in High-Dutch by Engelbertus Kæmpfer, M.D. Physician to the Dutch Embassy to the Emperor's Court; and translated from his original manuscript, never before printed, by J.G. Scheuchzer, F.R.S. and a member of the College of Physicians, London. With the life of the author, and an introduction. Illustrated with many copper plates, ...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
printed for the translator,
MDCCXXVII. [1727]
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Item Description: | On large paper. Titlepages in red and black. With an additional titlepage, engraved: 'Historia imperii Japonici' dated 1727 and a list of subscribers, in volume1. Apparently a reissue of the 1727 edition, with a cancel titlepage in volume1 only, dated 1728; Volume 2 has a second appendix inserted after the index, with separate pagination and register, and a titlepage dated 1728. Reproduction of original from Trinity College Library Watkinson Collection. Electronic resource. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (2 volumes, (8 unnumbered pages, lii, 4 unnumbered pages, 612, 75, 11 unnumbered pages2 unnumbered pages, 11, 1 unnumbered pages), plates) : maps ; |
| Place of Publication: | Great Britain -- England -- London. |