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GB 891 TM-TM/5
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Correspondence with Thomas Manning during his time in China and India
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- 1968 (Creation)
- 1806-1817 (Creation)
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47 files
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Thomas Manning lived in Asia from 1807-1817, mainly in Canton and Macao. But he also tried to reach the interior of China via Tibet. The correspondence covers this period and is of both official and personal nature.
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- English
- Latin
- Chinese
- French
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- Manning , Thomas . ( 1772-1840 ) Chinese scholar, Traveller. First Englishman to Lhasa, Tibet (Subject)
- Staunton , Sir George Thomas . ( 1781-1859 ) 2nd Baronet, Orientalist (Subject)
- Marshman , Joshua . Orientalist and Missionary , ( 1768-1837 ) (Subject)
- Leyden , John . ( 1775-1811 ) Physician and poet (Subject)
- Morrison , Robert . ( 1782-1834 ) missionary to China (Subject)
- Bonaparte , Napoleon . ( 1769-1821 ) military leader and Emperor of France (Subject)
- Dundas , John (Philip) . Governor of Penang (Prince of Wales Island) (Subject)