Introduction to Father Pereira's diary: Russia's eastward expansion.--China's relations toward the "northern regions."--Embassies and military operations between Russia and China before 1689.--Interest of the Jesuits in early Sino-Russion relations.--The role of the Jesuits at Nerchinsk.--After the Treaty of Nerchinsk.--Father Thomas Pereira, the manuscripts of his diary and general observations concerning its contents.--Text of the treaty contained in the diary.--Our edition - The original Portuguese text and the English translation of Father Pereira's diary.--Apendices (p.[304]-319): l. List of the Ural-Altaic peoples in the seventeenth century. 2. List of Chinese characters.

Dig. ed. local access only. [Sebes-JesuitsNerchinsk.pdf]