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1. The emperor of China's palace at Pekin : and his principal gardens, as well in Tartary, as at Pekin, Gehol and the adjacent countries : with the temples, pleasure-houses, artificial mountains, rocks, lakes, &c. as disposed in different parts of those royal gardens : with an exact elevation of the great mogul's superb throne : the whole neatly engraved on twenty copper-plates twelve inches square, from the original views, correctly taken on the spot.

The emperor of China's palace at Pekin : and his principal gardens, as well in Tartary, as at Pekin, Gehol and the adjacent countries : with the temples, pleasure-houses, artificial mountains, rocks, lakes, &c. as disposed in different parts of those royal gardens : with an exact elevation of the great mogul's superb throne : the whole neatly engraved on twenty copper-plates twelve inches square, from the original views, correctly taken on the spot.

Date:: MDCCLIII [1753]
Physical Description:: [2] pages, 20 leaves of plates : illustrations ; 40 x 51 cm (fol.)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

2. Designs of Chinese buildings, furniture, dresses, machines, and utensils / engraved by the best hands, from the originals drawn in China by Mr. Chambers, architect, member of the Imperial Academy of Arts at Florence ; to which is annexed a description of their temples, houses, gardens, &c.

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Creator:: Chambers, William, Sir, 1723–1796
Date:: MDCCLVII [1757]
Physical Description:: [10], 19, [1] pages, XXI leaves of plates : illustrations ; 58 cm (folio)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

3. Narrative of the expedition to China : from the commencement of the war to its termination in 1842 : with sketches of the manners and customs of the singular and hitherto almost unknown country / by Commander J. Elliot Bingham ....

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Creator:: Bingham, J. Elliot (John Elliot)
Date:: 1843
Physical Description:: 2 v. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts