An Authentic Account of an Embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China : Taken Chiefly from the Papers of His Excellency the Earl of Macartney

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George Leonard Staunton (1737–1801) was part of Lord Macartney's delegation to China in 1792, intended to improve relations with Britain. The talks failed, but Staunton kept a detailed account of his time there, which was published in two volumes in 1797. Volume 1 describes the nine-month voyage to China.