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1. The history of Japan, giving an account of the ancient and present state and government of that empire; of its temples, palaces, castles and other buildings; of its metals, minerals, trees, plants, animals, birds and fishes; of the chronology and succession of the emperors, ecclesiastical and secular; of the original descent, relgions, customs, and manufactures of the natives, and of their trade and commerce with the Dutch and Chinese. Together with a description of the kingdom of Siam. Written in High-Dutch by Engelbertus Kaempfer ... and translated from his original manuscript, never before printed, by J.G. Scheuchzer ... With the life of the author, and an introduction ...

Creator:: Kaempfer, Engelbert, 1651-1716
Scheuchzer, John Gaspar, 1702-1729
Published / Created:: 1727
Call Number:: DS808 K3413+ Oversize
Image Count:: 1
Description:: Imperfect: pl. XXIX wanting., Paged continuously., and Vol. 1 has added t.-p.: Historia Imperii japonici ... Londini, MDCCXXVII.
Publisher:: The translator,
Subject (Geographic):: Japan--Description and travel, Japan--Description and travel--Early works to 1800, and Japan--History--To 1868
Found in:: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > The history of Japan, giving an account of the ancient and present state and government of that empire; of its temples, palaces, castles and other buildings; of its metals, minerals, trees, plants, animals, birds and fishes; of the chronology and succession of the emperors, ecclesiastical and secular; of the original descent, relgions, customs, and manufactures of the natives, and of their trade and commerce with the Dutch and Chinese. Together with a description of the kingdom of Siam. Written in High-Dutch by Engelbertus Kaempfer ... and translated from his original manuscript, never before printed, by J.G. Scheuchzer ... With the life of the author, and an introduction ...