Arquivo SC19 - Translation of the Emperor of China's Letter to the King of England

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Código de referência

GB 891 SC19

Título

Translation of the Emperor of China's Letter to the King of England

Data(s)

  • 1816 - 1827 (Produção)

Nível de descrição

Arquivo

Dimensão e suporte

1 piece 4 sides handwritten

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Nome do produtor

História biográfica

George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland, was born in Kent and educated at Eton and Oxford before being called to the Bar in 1809. He was a member for Parliament from 1810 to 1814 when he inherited his father's title and moved to the House of Lords. In 1830 heread more

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História biográfica

Daoguang, Emperor of China, was the seventh Emperor of the Qing dynasty, and the sixth Qing emperor to rule over China proper, reigning from 1820 to 1850. His reign included the First Opium War and the beginning of the Taiping Rebellion.

História do arquivo

The creator of the document is unknown. It was in the possession of Lord Auckland who donated it to the Royal Asiatic Society.

Fonte imediata de aquisição ou transferência

The paper was received from Lord Auckland in 1827.

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Âmbito e conteúdo

'Translation of the Emperor of China's Letter to the King of England from the original Chinese'. A translation of the document sent to George III from the Emperor of China after the Amherst Embassy in 1816. The letter is dated 11 September 1816 and wasread more

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Open. Please contact the archivist. Details can be found here : https://royalasiaticarchives.org/. The archive is open on Tuesdays and Fridays 10-5, and Thursdays 2-5. Access is to any researcher without appointment but it will help if an appointment isread more

Condiçoes de reprodução

Digital photography (without flash) for research purposes may be permitted upon completion of a copyright declaration form, and with respect to current UK copyright law.

Idioma do material

  • inglês

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Unidades de descrição relacionadas

The Library Collections hold a copy of 'Notes of proceedings and occurrences, during the British Embassy to Pekin in 1816' by George Thomas Staunton, published 1824. Details can be found in our Library catalogue: https://ras.koha-ptfs.co.uk/.

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Identificador da descrição

gb891-sc19

Nota do arquivista

The material was catalogued by Nancy Charley, RAS Archivist, in 2022.