Memoirs and observations typographical, physical, mathematical, mechanical, natural, civil, and ecclesiastical, made in a late journey through the empire of China, and published in several letters particularly upon the Chinese pottery and varnishing, the silk and other manufactures, the pearl fishing, the history of plants and animals, description of their cities and publick works, number of people, their language, manners and commerce, their habits, oeconomy, and government, the philosophy of Confucius, the state of Christianity : with many other curious and useful remarks / by Louis Le Compte ... ; translated from the Paris edition, and illustrated with figures.
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- Memoirs and observations typographical, physical, mathematical, mechanical, natural, civil, and ecclesiastical, made in a late journey through the empire of China, and published in several letters particularly upon the Chinese pottery and varnishing, the silk and other manufactures, the pearl fishing, the history of plants and animals, description of their cities and publick works, number of people, their language, manners and commerce, their habits, oeconomy, and government, the philosophy of Confucius, the state of Christianity : with many other curious and useful remarks / by Louis Le Compte ... ; translated from the Paris edition, and illustrated with figures.
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- Le Comte, Louis, 1655-1728.
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- London :: Printed for Benj. Tooke ..., and Sam. Buckley ...,
- 1697.
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Contents
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AN INTRODUCTION TO THE English Translation, Directed in A
LETTER to SirG. M. Baronet, andW. M. Esquire, Members of Parliament. - THE AUTHOR's PREFACE.
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THE Present State OF CHINA.
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A Letter to my Lord
Pontchartrain, Se∣cretary of State to his most Chri∣stian Majesty. The Voyage fromSiam toPekin. - LETTER II. To her Highness the Dutchess of NEMOURS.
- LETTER III. To his Highness the Cardinal of FURSTEMBERG.
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LETTER IV. To the Count
de CRECY. -
LETTER V. To the Marquis
de TORSI, Secre∣tary of State for Foreign Affairs. -
LETTER VI. To the Dutchess of
Bouillon. -
LETTER VII. To the Archbishop of
Rheims, first Peer ofFrance. -
LETTER VIII. To my Lord
Philipeaux Secretary of State.
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A Letter to my Lord
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THE Present State OF CHINA.
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PART II. To the Cardinal
D' Estrees. -
To my Lord Cardinal de
Bouïllon. Concerning the Antient and Modern Religion ofChina. -
To Monsieur
Rouillié, Counsellor of State in Ordinary. Of the Establishment and Progress of the Christian Religion inChina. -
To the most Reverend Father
De la Chaize, Confessor to the King. Concerning the Manner how each Mis∣sionary preaches the Gospel inChina, and of the Fervency of the New Christians. -
To my Lord Cardinal de
Janson. The Christian Religion newly approved of by a Publick Edict, through∣out the whole Empire ofChina. -
A Letter to Monsieur, the Abbot
Bignon. A General Idea of the Observations we have made in theIndies, and inChina.
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PART II. To the Cardinal
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Books Printed for
Benj. Tooke, at theMiddle-Temple-Gate inFleetstreet. -
Books newly Printed for
Sam Buckley, at theDolphin inFleetstreet.