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John Barrow. Voyage to Cochinchina. Oxford University Press, 1975.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 4to. 447 pp. Red cloth. Fine in Fine dust jacket.
Seller: Zed Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$82.87 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: XVII; XVIII; 447 Seiten; Illustr. (auch farbig); graph. Darst.; Karten; 27 cm. Gutes Exemplar; Umschlag m. kl. Preisschild; etwas berieben sowie mit kl. Läsuren. - Reprint / Nachdruck der Ausgabe London, T. Cadell / W. Davies; 1806 : A Voyage to Cochinchina, in the Years 1792 and 1793. - Englisch. - Sir John Barrow, 1. Baronet (* 19. Juni 1764 in Dragley Beck, Ulverston, Cumbria; 23. November 1848 in London) war ein britischer Staatsbeamter und Geschichtsschreiber. Als zweiter Sekretär der Admiralität organisierte er während der ersten Hälfte des 19. Jahrhunderts zahlreiche Entdeckungsreisen in verschiedene Weltregionen, von Afrika bis ins Nordmeer, um die nach dem Sieg über Napoleon arbeitslos gewordenen britischen Marineoffiziere zu beschäftigen. (wiki) // Originally published in 1806 A Voyage to Cochinchina reflects the interest of that period in travel to distant places in all parts of the world. About half of the book is devoted to Java and Viet-Nam, while there is lengthy account of a journey to the interior of southern Africa, as well as descriptions of Madeira, the Canary Islands, Rio de Janeiro and Tristan da Cunha. The book therefore takes its place in this series as a superior travel book which provides valuable description and a sense of period. Both its author, Sir John Barrow, and the book were well known in the early nineteenth century, when his observations on South-East Asia were highly regarded by writers and travellers. The glimpses A Voyage to Cochinchina offers of life in Viet-Nam and the sharply delineated picture of Dutch colonial society in Batavia remain of great interest to the modern historian. Mention must also be made of the fine coloured aquatint plates which form such a valuable part of the original publication, representing as they do some of the earliest European pictorial records of Javanese and Vietnamese everyday life. All of them have been included in the reprint and much of the delicacy of the original colouring has been retained. (Verlagstext) // INHALT (Auszug) : . Cochinchinese Dinners ---- Communication with the young King of Tung-quin ---- Presents sent by him to the Ambassador ---- -Entertainment given at Turon en the King of England's Birth-Day ---- Plays and other Amusements ---- Activity of the Cochinchinese ---- How they agree and disagree with the Chinese ---- Treatment of their Women ---- Consequences of it ---- Easy Terms on which Women are transferred to Strangers ---- Instances of it ---- Dress ---- Buildings ---- Diet and Means of Subsistence ---- Extensive Use of marine Productions as Articles of Food ---- Low State of the Arts and Manufactures ---- Excel most in naval Architecture ---- Language ---- Religion ---- Laws the same as those of China ---- Punishments not so frequent ---- Peninsula and Harbour qf Turon ---- Views of France in desiring the Cession of it ---- Importance of to Great Britains particularly in its Commerce with China ---- Cochinchinese Productions for Export ---- Mode of establishing an Intercourse with this Nation ---- Objections against entrusting diplomatic Agency to mercantile Men ---- Ancient Commerce with Cochinchina ---- Reason of its Decline owing to the ill Conduct of Europeans ---- An extraordinary Instance of Cruelty ---- Chinese Trade to New Holland ---- Superior Advantages resulting from their early Knowledge of the Compass ---- An Objection to its Antiquity answered ---- An Opening for Great Britain to revive the Trade of Cochinchina ---- (u.v.v.a.) ISBN 0195802810 Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 1300 Originalleinen mit farb. illustr. Orig.-Umschlag.
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BARROW, JOHN.. A Voyage to Cochinchina.. Oxford University Press., Kuala Lumpur., 1975.
Price: US$94.05 + shipping
Description: This edition includes an excellent most informative introduction by Milton Osborne. Double page chart, double page map of Southern Africa, double page plate showing two coloured panoramic views of the land around the harbour of Rio de Janeiro, xvii + 447pp, good hardback copy in lightly worn and faded dustjacket, good hardback copy. 26.2 x 21cm. "In this volume Sir John Barrow gives an account of his voyage to Vietnam, while on his way to China as a member of the Macartney Embassy. It was first published in 1806 and was received with great interest and was quickly translated and published in French. It became one of the best known sources for information on Vietnam at the time. Just under a quarter of the book's text relates to Vietnam, with roughly another quarter on Java with chapters on the islands of Madeira, Teneriffe, St. Jago, Rio de Janeiro, the Brazils, Tristan da Cunha, the island of Amsterdam, as well as an Annex which describes a quite separate journey through southern Africa." (Publisher's description).
Seller: Asia Bookroom ANZAAB/ILAB, Canberra, ACT, Australia
BARROW, JOHN.. A Voyage to Cochinchina.. Oxford University Press., Kuala Lumpur., 1975.
Price: US$100.77 + shipping
Description: This edition includes an excellent most informative introduction by Milton Osborne. Double page chart, double page map of Southern Africa, double page plate showing two coloured panoramic views of the land around the harbour of Rio de Janeiro, xvii + 447pp, dustjacket. Very good copy in worn and a little torn faded dustjacket. 26.2 x 21cm. From the library of Professor Anthony Reid with his ex libris stamp on the half title. "In this volume Sir John Barrow gives an account of his voyage to Vietnam, while on his way to China as a member of the Macartney Embassy. It was first published in 1806 and was received with great interest and was quickly translated and published in French. It became one of the best known sources for information on Vietnam at the time. Just under a quarter of the book's text relates to Vietnam, with roughly another quarter on Java with chapters on the islands of Madeira, Teneriffe, St. Jago, Rio de Janeiro, the Brazils, Tristan da Cunha, the island of Amsterdam, as well as an Annex which describes a quite separate journey through southern Africa." (Publisher's description).
Seller: Asia Bookroom ANZAAB/ILAB, Canberra, ACT, Australia
Price: US$120.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 447 pages plus 17 pages introduction (complete). A pleasant copy. The dustjacket and boards have a thick clear plastic protective cover. The dj itself is genial, gentle, neat. The front and final pages have some light user and storage marks and wear, but beyond and between the book is in most agreeable condition. The pages are contented, very clean and clear, benevolent, well-placed, considered, gratifying. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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