Narrative of a Journey in the Interior of China, and of a Voyage to and from that Country in the Years...

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Clarke Abel

Narrative of a Journey in the Interior of China, and of a Voyage to and from that Country in the Years 1816 and 1817

Containing an Account of Lord Amherst's Embassy to the Court of Pekin

Clarke Abel

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Cambridge University Press
08 March 2012

Asian history; Geographical discovery & exploration; Classic travel writing

Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Travel and Exploration in Asia

Clarke Abel (c.1780–1825) was Chief Medical Officer accompanying Lord Amherst's unsuccessful diplomatic embassy to China in 1816. Encouraged by Sir Joseph Banks, he acted as official naturalist to the expedition, which penetrated further into China than had been possible for previous western visitors. Although most of his large collection of botanical and mineralogical specimens was lost during the return voyage, survivals included several new species, some of which were named after him. This work, published in 1818, made Abel's reputation, and he was elected to the Royal Society the following year. His geological survey of the Cape of Good Hope, studied on the outward journey, is particularly impressive. Abel's account of Chinese society and culture is an important record of a country which was then largely inaccessible to Europeans. An appendix by Robert Brown (Banks' botanist) lists the specimens that survived the shipwreck, which is itself dramatically described.

By: Clarke Abel
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 297mm, Width: 210mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 1.180kg
ISBN: 9781108045995
ISBN 10: 1108045995
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Travel and Exploration in Asia
Pages: 498
Publication Date: 08 March 2012
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface; 1. Departure of the embassy from Portsmouth; 2. Departure of the embassy from Rio de Janeiro; 3. Departure of the embassy from Batavia Roads; 4. Tung-chow; 5. Embassy leaves Tung-chow; 6. Embassy enters the Yang-tse-keang; 7. Nan-chang-foo; 8. Canton; 9. Embassy arrives at Manilla; 10. Java; 11. Cape of Good Hope; 12. St. Helena; Appendix.