Author: Alexander, William, 1767-1816

An embassy to China : being the journal kept by Lord Macartney during his embassy to the Emperor Ch'ien-lung, 1793-1794
Date2004
Publish_locationLondon
PublisherFolio Society
CollectionRicci Institute Library [A8]
Edition
LanguageEnglish
Record_typeBook
Series
ShelfFolio Cabinet 1
Call NumberDS708.M14 2004
Descriptionxviii, 314 p. : color ill. ; 27 cm.
Note

An embassy to China : being the journal kept by Lord Macartney during his embassy to the Emperor Ch'ien-lung, 1793-1794 / illustrated with watercolour sketches made during the Embassy by William Alexander ; introduced by Jonathan Spence ; edited by J.L. Cranmer-Byng.
Spine title: Lord Macartney, An Embassy to China.
In slip case. Maps on lining papers.
Includes index.

SubjectGreat Britain--Foreign relations--China Qianlong 乾隆, Emperor of China, 1711-1799 China--Description and travel--Early works to 1800 Macartney, George Macartney, Earl, 1737-1806--Diaries Macartney, George Macartney, Earl, 1737-1806--Travel--China
Chinese Barges of the Embassy preparing to pass under a Bridge
Date1796
Publish_locationLondon
PublisherG. Nicol
CollectionRicci Institute Library [SHR]
Edition
LanguageEnglish
Record_typeEngraving
Series
ShelfMap Case
Call NumberTBD
Description11 3/4 x 17 3/4
Note"Chinese Barges of the Embassy preparing to pass under a Bridge" / William Alexander. From Sir George Leonard Staunton's An Authentic Account of an Embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China.
W.Alexander del.t. W.Byrne sculp.t. London Published April 12, 1796, by G.Nicol. Engraving. 340 x 480mm. Watermark J. Whatman 1794
Subject
Diguo lüeying : Yingguo fang Hua shituan huabixia de Qingdai Zhongguo 帝國掠影 : 英國訪華使團畫筆下的清代中國
Date2006
Publish_locationBeijing 北京
PublisherZhongguo Renmin daxue chubanshe 中國人民大學出版社
CollectionRicci Institute Library
Edition第1版
LanguageChinese 中文[簡體字]
Record_typeBook
SeriesGuojia Qingshi bianzuan weiyuanhui tulu congkan 國家清史編纂委員會圖錄叢刊
ShelfHallway Cases
Call NumberDS754.14.A54 2006
Description4, 4, 22, 186 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
NoteDiguo lüeying : Yingguo fang Hua shituan huabixia de Qingdai Zhongguo 帝國掠影 : 英國訪華使團畫筆下的清代中國 / [Weilian Yalishanda hui 威廉亞歷山大會] ; Liu Lu 劉潞, Wu Fangsi bianyi [英] 吳芳思編譯.

"十八世纪, 英王乔治三世以为乾隆皇帝祝寿之名, 派出以马戛尔尼勋爵为首的庞大访华团. ... 随团画家威廉・亚历山大(William Alexander, 1767-1816) 来华时所绘大部分图画, ... 本书仅以这批图画为主要依据"--P. 1-2 (3rd group).
Original illustrations and English captions collected in the British Library.
Includes bibliographical references.

SubjectChina--Foreign relations--Great Britain China--History--Qing dynasty, 1644-1911--Pictorial works China in Western art Macartney, George Macartney, Earl, 1737-1806 China--Social life and customs--Qing dynasty, 1644-1911--Pictorial works Alexander, William, 1767-1816--Journeys--China
Seriesfoo 156
ISBN730006082X ; 9787300060828
Image of China : William Alexander
Date1980
Publish_locationLondon
PublisherJupiter Books
CollectionRicci Institute Library
Edition
LanguageEnglish
Record_typeBook
Series
ShelfAdmin. Office
Call NumberNC242.A43 L4 1980
Description96 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm.
NoteImage of China : William Alexander / Susan Legouix [Sloman].
Bibliography: p. 21-23.
SubjectAlexander, William, 1767-1816 China in art
ISBN0906379377
LCCN81-138430