The imperial epistle from Kien Long, Emperor of China, to George the Third, King Of Great Britain, &c. &c. &c. In The Year 1794: Transmitted from the Emperor, and presented to his Britannic Majesty by his Excellency the Right Honourable George Earl Macartncy of the Kingdom of Ireland, K. B. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Emperor of China in the Years 1792, 1793, and 1794. Translated into English verse from the original Chinese poetry. With notes BY Various Persons Of Eminence And Distinction, And by the translator.

People / Organizations

• Thomas James Mathias (Author)

Imprint

Dublin: printed for J. Milliken, 32, Grafton-Street, 1799.

Publication year

1799

ESTC No.

T122094

Grub Street ID

172818

Description

40p. ; 8⁰

Note

The translator = Thomas James Mathias.

Also issued as part of: 'Works of the author of The pursuits of literature', Dublin, 1799.