Travels from St Petersburg in Russia, to Diverse Parts of Asia

John Bell

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Cambridge University Press
17 July 2014

Asian history; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900; Historical geography; Classic travel writing

Series: Travels from St Petersburg in Russia, to Diverse Parts of Asia 2 Volume Set

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John Bell (1691–1780) trained as a physician, but preferred a life of travel and diplomacy. He entered the service of Tsar Peter the Great of Russia, and had already taken part (as the expedition's doctor) in a government mission to Persia in 1715–18 when he was asked to join a further embassy to China. This two-volume work, published in 1763, describes both these journeys. Volume 2 takes up the story with the embassy's reception in Beijing, with accounts of the Chinese emperor and his court, and the return journey. It also includes the journal of Lorenz Lange (c.1690–1752), a Swede in Russian service who was an agent at the court of Beijing at the time of Bell's own mission, and short accounts of Bell's later visits to Derbent on the Caspian Sea, and to Constantinople. This is a delightful account of an area then hardly known in the west.

By: John Bell
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: Volume 2
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 670g
ISBN: 9781108071086
ISBN 10: 1108071082
Series: Travels from St Petersburg in Russia, to Diverse Parts of Asia 2 Volume Set
Pages: 436
Publication Date: 17 July 2014
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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Travels from St Petersburg in Russia, to Diverse Parts of Asia

John Bell

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