The history of Japan, together with a description of the kingdom of Siam, 1690-92 - Kaempfer, Engelbert 1651-1716; Scheuchzer, John Gaspar, 1702-1729. (Glasgow MacLehose, 1906)
v.1. Publisher's note. Biographical note on the Scheuchzer family by Sir Archibald Geikle. The dedicaiton. The names of the sublcribers to the original edition. The auhtor's preface. The life of the author, by the translator. An introdcution by the translator. The history of Japna: book I. A generral description of the empire of Japn. Book II. Of the Politicla state of Japn. -- v.II. book III. Of the state of religion in Japna, book IV. Of Nagasaki, the place of residence for foreigners: of their trade, accomodation, etc. book V> The author's two jounies to the empoeror's court at Jedo. -- v. iii. book V continued. Appendix : I. The natural hisotry of the Japnese tea. II. Of the paper manufacturers of hte Japnese. II. Of the cure of the cholick by the acupuncture, or needle-pricking. Iv. An account of the moxa, and excellent causetic of the Chinese and Japanese. V. Some observations concerning ambergrease. VI. An enquirey, Whether it be conductive for the good of the Japanes empire, to keep it shut up ... and not to suffer its inhabitants to have any commerice with foreing nations. The second appendix to the History of Japan, being part of an authentic journal of a voyage to \japan, made by the Engliush in the year 1673 [signed Simond Delboe Hamond Gibben, William Ramsden]
The original illustrations have been here reproduced.
"One thousand copies of this book have been printed ... of which one hundred copies are on hand-made paper."
Scheuchzer's translation of Kaempfer's "De beachryving van Japan," made under the direction of Sir Hans Sloane, was first published in London, 1727. 2 v.
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