Collections of Monsieur Isaac Titsingh, Governor of Batavia, 1784-1916 (bulk 1784-1795).

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Collections of Monsieur Isaac Titsingh, Governor of Batavia, 1784-1916 (bulk 1784-1795).

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Handwritten originals and typewritten translations bound in two volumes, including Exposé de la conduite de M. Titsingh; Edicts of the Emperor of China in reply to the Earl of Macartney, who had solicited, for an English factory at Pekin; Lettre de Créance d'Isaac Titsingh auprès de l'Empereur de la Chine; Lettre de Créance de Macartney; Lettre du Conseil de Batvia à l'Empereur de Chine; L'orde de l'Empereur pour la reception des ambassadeurs anglais; and Cour d'Jedo. "The first papers consist of a defense of the conduct of Isaac Titsingh in his control of the commerce of the Netherlands East India Company. The later papers deal chiefly with the plans for the Dutch embassy to China, under Isaac Titsingh as ambassador, during the years 1784 and 1785"--Prefatory note, v. 1. "The translations of the edicts of the Emperor of China ... treat of the English embassy under Lord Macartney and give the Emperor's reasons for not consenting to the English establishment at Pekin. Vol.1 includes a descriptive list of contents in English copied from a letter from J.J.L. Duyvendak to G.E. Gaskill, dated April 24, 1931 (2 leaves ; 28 cm.).

2 v. ; 34 cm.

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Macartney, George Macartney, Earl, 1737-1806

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A member of an old Scots-Irish family, Macartney studied at Trinity College (M.A., 1759) in Dublin. He was knighted and appointed envoy extraordinary to Russia in 1764 and, on his return, entered Parliament, becoming chief secretary for Ireland (1769-72). In 1775 he became governor of the Caribbee Islands (Grenada, the Grenadines, and Tobago), being created an Irish baron in 1776, and from 1780 to 1786 he served as governor of Madras. After being created a viscount (1792), he was sent to China t...

Titsingh, Isaac, 1744-1812

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Titsingh was governor of Batavia and council extraordinary of Netherlands India. From the description of Collections of Monsieur Isaac Titsingh, Governor of Batavia, 1784-1916 (bulk 1784-1795). (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 63977519 "This volume [sic] is composed of the collection of Isaac Titsingh, governor of Batavia and council extraordinary of Netherlands India. The first papers consist of a defense of the conduct of Isaac Tit...