Memoirs and observations topographical, physical, mathematical, mechanical, natural, civil, and ecclesiastical

Memoirs and observations topographical, physical, mathematical, mechanical, natural, civil, and ecclesiastical

Full title: Memoirs and observations topographical, 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 Jesuit, confessor to the Dutchess of Burgundy, one of the royal mathematicians, and lately missionary into the eastern countries ; translated from the Paris edition, and illustrated with figures. English translation of: Nouveaux mémoires sur l'état présent de la Chine.

Louis Le Compte, 1655-1728

London : Printed for Benj. Tooke at the Middle Temple Gate, and Sam. Buckley at the Dolphin over against St. Dunstans Church in Fleetstreet

1697

[24], 527, [1] pages, [5] leaves of plates ([3] folded) : illustrations, portrait ; 20 cm (8vo)

A translation into English from the original French of: Le Comte, Louis. Nouveaux mémoires sur l'état présent de la Chine.

With engraved frontis. portrait (plate) of Emperor Cam-hy [i.e. K'ang-hsi] signed: M. Vander Gucht sculp.

"Topographical ... mechanical," and "Natural ... ecclesiastical" printed as two columns and bracketed together on t.p.

Booksellers' advertisements on verso of final leaf.

Presented by: Seymour Schulich [Gift2015]

Armorial bookplate: Maurice Kingsley

Gucht, Michael van der, 1660-1725, engraver.
Tooke, Benjamin, -1716, bookseller.
Buckley, Samuel, d. 1741, bookseller.
Schulich, Seymour, donor.
Schulich-Woolf Collection.

English

Dated 1697 .L43
Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), L831
ESTC R15898