Notes of Proceedings and Occurrences, During the British Embassy to Pekin, in 1816 by George Thomas Staunton

Notes of Proceedings and Occurrences, During the British Embassy to Pekin, in 1816

George Thomas Staunton

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Sir George Thomas Staunton (1781 1859), Sinologist and politician, was a key figure in Anglo-Chinese relations, as had been his father. In 1798 he began working for the British East India Company in Canton (Guangzhou), where he was the only Englis...

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