Object details
Object number
10.b.3.6
Creator(s)
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Henry Ellis
(England, 1788 - 1855, Brighton)
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author
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A. Small
(active Philadelphia, 19th century)
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publisher
Title
Journal of the Proceedings of the Late Embassy to China; Comprising a Correct Narrative of the Public Transactions of the Embassy, of the Voyage to and from China, and of the Journey from the Mouth of the Pei-Ho to the Return to Canton. Interspersed with Observations upon the Face of the Country, the Polity, Moral Character, and Manners, of the Chinese Nation
Date
1818
Medium
Printed ink on paper
Language
English
Publication Place
Philadelphia
Binding Description
quarter-bound in brown leather; marbled paper; ink on paper on spine
Description
382 p., [1] folded leaf : map ; 23 cm. (Harvard Copy)
Dimensions
22.9 x 15.2 x 3.2 cm (9 x 6 x 1 1/4 in.)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Signed in black ink (on inside cover, center): Sam.l. P. Gardner
Inscribed in pencil (on inside cover, top): See - an Itinerary measure equal to one third part of a mile - see 68. page, where 240. Sees are spoken of as equal to 80. miles - / Tea-plant see page 238.
Inscribed in pencil: 64-75/ page 81/ 68 / 316
Provenance
Collection of Isabella Stewart Gardner's grandfather-in-law, Samuel Pickering Gardner (1767-1843).
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection through inheritance.
Commentary
Isabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
Gallery
Blue Room
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