Artist / Author / Cartographer:
Fortune, Robert
Title:
Three Years Wanderings in the Northern Provinces of China
Date:
1847
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1. Fortune, Robert. Three Years Wanderings in the Northern Provinces of China, including a visit to the tea, silk and cotton countries: with an account of the agriculture and horticulture of the Chinese, new plants, etc. 1847 London: John Murray Second edition pp.xxiv, 420, 3 plates, text illustrations, map. A very good copy in original cloth, spine faded. Small nick (.5 cm) at head of spine. Atherton library bookplate but without markings. [Cordier 2115; Lust 1236]
This second edition of Fortune's travels in China has additional material on tea. The three plates show the City of Foo-chou-fou and long bridge, the City of Ningpo, and the River at Shanghai.
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Item Code:
Bk1991