1st Edition

History of the two Tartar Conquerors of China, including the two Journeys into Tartary of Father Ferdinand Verbiest in the Suite of the Emperor Kang-hi From the French of Père Pierre Joseph d'Orléans, of the Company of Jesus. To which is added Father Pereira's Journey into Tartary in the Suite of the same Emperor, From the Dutch of Nicholaas Witsen

Edited By The Earl of Ellesmere, R.H. Major Copyright 2010
    184 Pages
    by Hakluyt Society

    The first part is translated from the 1688, Paris, edition; the narrative of Father Pereira's journey and the text of two letters by Father Verbiest are from the 1692, Amsterdam, edition. The supplementary material consists of the 1854 annual report. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1854.

    The History of the Tartar Conquerors Who Subdued China.; The History Of The Tartar Conquerors Who Subdued China.

    Biography

    R.H. Major, The Earl ofEllesmere