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Page 106
... China ' . This section seems to have engaged the interest of the compiler most closely ; his en- thusiasm for every aspect of China and her civilization - the terrestrial Paradise of the present World ' - is very apparent . Certainly ...
... China ' . This section seems to have engaged the interest of the compiler most closely ; his en- thusiasm for every aspect of China and her civilization - the terrestrial Paradise of the present World ' - is very apparent . Certainly ...
Page 107
... China , had recently been published in two volumes ( 1738-41 ) . The compiler of Astley gives useful details of the work of each individual traveller , with bibliographical references , and candidly continues : ' Although we have made ...
... China , had recently been published in two volumes ( 1738-41 ) . The compiler of Astley gives useful details of the work of each individual traveller , with bibliographical references , and candidly continues : ' Although we have made ...
Page 108
... China in 1655 is drawn from John Ogilby's translation of Nieuhoff , ' compared with Thevenot's version . Finally , he obtained from Churchill his abstracts of J. F. Gemelli Careri's travels in China , 1695 ; H. Hamel's account of the ...
... China in 1655 is drawn from John Ogilby's translation of Nieuhoff , ' compared with Thevenot's version . Finally , he obtained from Churchill his abstracts of J. F. Gemelli Careri's travels in China , 1695 ; H. Hamel's account of the ...
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