Account of a Voyage of Discovery to the West Coast of Corea, and the Great Loo-Choo Island : With an Appendix, Containing Charts, and Various Hydrographical and Scientific Notices and a Vocabulary of the Loo-Choo Language
Hall, Basil
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Basil Hall (1788–1844) commanded the brig HMS Lyra as part of Lord Amherst's 1816 embassy to the Qing court in China. This 1818 account describes the mission's visits to the west coast of Korea and to Okinawa. Richly illustrated, the book describes the local cultures, languages and geography.
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Utgivelsesdato:
01.01.2015
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ISBN/Varenr:
9781108080422
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Språk:
Engelsk
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Forlag:
Cambridge University Press
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Innbinding:
Heftet
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Fagtema:
Historie og arkeologi
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Serie:
Cambridge Library Collection - Travel and Exploration in Asia
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Litteraturtype:
Faglitteratur
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Sider:
472
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Høyde:
17.9 cm
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Bredde:
25.3 cm