The history of Japan, [electronic resource] : giving an account of the ancient and present state and government of that empire; of its temples, palaces, castles and other buildings; of its metals, minerals, trees, plants, animals, birds and fishes; of the chronology and succession of the emperors, ecclesiastical and secular; of the original descent, religions, customs, and manufactures of the natives, and of their trade and commerce with the Dutch and Chinese. Together with a description of the Kingdom of Siam. Written in High-Dutch by Engelbertus Kæmpfer, M.D. Physician to the Dutch Embassy to the Emperor's Court; and translated from his original manuscript, never before printed, by J.G. Scheuchzer, F.R.S. and a member of the College of Physicians, London. With the life of the author, and an introduction. Illustrated with many copper plates, ...
1727
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The history of Japan, [electronic resource] : giving an account of the ancient and present state and government of that empire; of its temples, palaces, castles and other buildings; of its metals, minerals, trees, plants, animals, birds and fishes; of the chronology and succession of the emperors, ecclesiastical and secular; of the original descent, religions, customs, and manufactures of the natives, and of their trade and commerce with the Dutch and Chinese. Together with a description of the Kingdom of Siam. Written in High-Dutch by Engelbertus Kæmpfer, M.D. Physician to the Dutch Embassy to the Emperor's Court; and translated from his original manuscript, never before printed, by J.G. Scheuchzer, F.R.S. and a member of the College of Physicians, London. With the life of the author, and an introduction. Illustrated with many copper plates, ...
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Beschryving van Japan. English
Publication Details
London : printed for the translator, MDCCXXVII. [1727]
Place of Publication or Printing
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Language
English
Description
2v.([8],lii,[4],612,75,[11];[2],11,[1]p.),plates : maps ; 2⁰.
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On large paper.
Titlepages in red and black.
With an additional titlepage, engraved: 'Historia imperii Japonici' dated 1727 and a list of subscribers, in vol.1.
Apparently a reissue of the 1727 edition, with a cancel titlepage in vol.1 only, dated 1728;
Vol. 2 has a second appendix inserted after the index, with separate pagination and register, and a titlepage dated 1728.
Reproduction of original from Trinity College Library Watkinson Collection.
Titlepages in red and black.
With an additional titlepage, engraved: 'Historia imperii Japonici' dated 1727 and a list of subscribers, in vol.1.
Apparently a reissue of the 1727 edition, with a cancel titlepage in vol.1 only, dated 1728;
Vol. 2 has a second appendix inserted after the index, with separate pagination and register, and a titlepage dated 1728.
Reproduction of original from Trinity College Library Watkinson Collection.
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English Short Title Catalog, T124603.
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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
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