An Authentic Account of the Embassy of the Dutch East-India C... - 9781108029063

An Authentic Account of the Embassy of the Dutch East-India Company, to the Court of the Emperor of China, in the Years 1794 and 1795Author(s): Andr Everard van Braam Houckgeest, M. L. E. Moreau de Saint-Mry\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781108029063, 978-1108029063\nSynopsis\nFirst published in French in Philadelphia in 1797 and translated into English for the London edition of 1798 reissued here, this travelogue by Andr Everard van Braam Houckgeest [tel] was received with enthusiasm by readers hungry for exotic accounts of distant lands. It vividly describes a visit to the Chinese imperial court by a delegation from the Dutch East India Company soon after the British Macartney embassy, and delivers a rare glimpse of an unfamiliar landscape and culture. Fascinated by his experiences, van Braam records that he thought it 'far better to lose a few hours rest, than to let a single remarkable obj.