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Book/Printed Material Description of a Trip to Canton 1746-1749. Beskrivning av en resa till Kanton 1746-1749

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Title

  • Description of a Trip to Canton 1746-1749.

Other Title

  • Beskrivning av en resa till Kanton 1746-1749

Summary

  • From 1746 to 1749, the Swedish rigged brig Götha Lejon sailed on a mercantile mission to Canton. Several accounts of what transpired have survived. This handwritten journal has been attributed to Carl Fredrik von Schantz (1727-92). Another account of the mission of Götha Lejon was compiled by Carl Johan Gethe (1728-65).

Names

  • Schantz, Carl Fredrik von, 1727-1792 Creator.

Created / Published

  • [place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [1746 to 1749]

Headings

  • -  China--Guangdong Province--Guangzhou
  • -  Spain--Andalucía--Cádiz
  • -  Spain--Canary Islands--Tenerife
  • -  Indonesia--Java
  • -  1746 to 1749
  • -  Description and travel
  • -  Diaries
  • -  East India Company
  • -  Götha Leijon, ship
  • -  Trading companies

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  Original resource extent: 160 pages, color illustrations.
  • -  Original resource at: National Library of Sweden.
  • -  Content in Swedish.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021667603

Online Format

  • compressed data
  • pdf
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Schantz, Carl Fredrik Von, Creator. Description of a Trip to Canton -1749. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, to 1749, 1746] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021667603/.

APA citation style:

Schantz, C. F. V. (1746) Description of a Trip to Canton -1749. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, to 1749] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021667603/.

MLA citation style:

Schantz, Carl Fredrik Von, Creator. Description of a Trip to Canton -1749. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, to 1749, 1746] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021667603/>.