‎Langdon, William B‎
‎Ten Thousand Chinese Thing. A Descriptive Catalogue of the Chinese Collection, Now Exhibiting at St. George's Place, Hyde Park Corner, London, With Condensed Accounts of the Genius, Government, History, Literature, Agriculture, Arts,‎

‎Langdon, William B: Ten Thousand Chinese Thing. A Descriptive Catalogue of the Chinese Collection, Now Exhibiting at St. George's Place, Hyde Park Corner, London, With Condensed Accounts of the Genius, Government, History, Literature, Agriculture, Arts,. London, Printed for the Proprietor, and to be obtained only at the Chinese Collection, 1842. 170 pages, woodcuts bound in original publishers gilt stamped green cloth. 22.5x14.5cms. The Chinese Collection, near Wilton Place, Knightsbridge. -Among the numerous exhibitions in the metropolis, none will be found more interesting or attractive than the Chinese Collection, formed by its talented proprietor, Nathan Dunn, Esq., an American merchant of Philadelphia, who, during a residence of twelve years in Canton, expended a fortune in its compilation. The almost countless objects with which this vast and valuable collection abounds are exclusively Chinese, and surpass in extent and oriental grandeur any similar display in the known world. The spacious saloon, 240 feet in length, and 50 feet in width, contains what may not be inaptly described as a faithful representation of ' China in miniature,' being entirely filled with illustrations of the genius, government, history, literature, agriculture, arts, trade, manners, customs, and social life of the inhabitants of the Celestial Empire. As a prominent feature of this splendid exhibition, may be mentioned the numerous groups of figures, upwards of fifty in number, the size of life, modelled by native artists, and all portraits of individuals now living, habited in their appropriate costume, from the chief mandarin to the humblest subject of the empire; the whole exhibiting the general appearance, manners, and characteristics of a nation numbering probably three hundred millions. Our readers may rest assured that a visit to this museum will amply realize the most sanguine expectations, and convey to the British public a general knowledge of the resources, habits, manners, and capabilities of the very singular people to whom it refers: it is an exhibition of extraordinary beauty and interest, altogether unique In a word, an afternoon passed amid such curiosities will afford, even to the youthful and careless of inquiry, a more definite and permanent idea of these Tartar-governed millions than volumes of mere ordinary detail. The elaborately descriptive catalogue, written by Mr. Langdon, the curator of the exhibition, and illustrated by plates, will materially assist in the survey; it contains much useful information, and will greatly increase the interest of the visit. Open from 10 in the morning till 10 in the evening. Admission, 1s.; catalogue, 2s 6d. An abridgment of the latter may, however, be had for 1s. : Mogg's New Picture of London and Visitor's Guide to it Sights, 1844.‎

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‎The Chinese Collection, near Wilton Place, Knightsbridge. -Among the numerous exhibitions in the metropolis, none will be found more interesting or attractive than the Chinese Collection, formed by its talented proprietor, Nathan Dunn, Esq., an American merchant of Philadelphia, who, during a residence of twelve years in Canton, expended a fortune in its compilation. The almost countless objects with which this vast and valuable collection abounds are exclusively Chinese, and surpass in extent and oriental grandeur any similar display in the known world. The spacious saloon, 240 feet in length, and 50 feet in width, contains what may not be inaptly described as a faithful representation of ' China in miniature,' being entirely filled with illustrations of the genius, government, history, literature, agriculture, arts, trade, manners, customs, and social life of the inhabitants of the Celestial Empire. As a prominent feature of this splendid exhibition, may be mentioned the numerous groups of figures, upwards of fifty in number, the size of life, modelled by native artists, and all portraits of individuals now living, habited in their appropriate costume, from the chief mandarin to the humblest subject of the empire; the whole exhibiting the general appearance, manners, and characteristics of a nation numbering probably three hundred millions. Our readers may rest assured that a visit to this museum will amply realize the most sanguine expectations, and convey to the British public a general knowledge of the resources, habits, manners, and capabilities of the very singular people to whom it refers: it is an exhibition of extraordinary beauty and interest, altogether unique In a word, an afternoon passed amid such curiosities will afford, even to the youthful and careless of inquiry, a more definite and permanent idea of these Tartar-governed millions than volumes of mere ordinary detail. The elaborately descriptive catalogue, written by Mr. Langdon, the curator of the exhibition, and illustrated by plates, will materially assist in the survey; it contains much useful information, and will greatly increase the interest of the visit. Open from 10 in the morning till 10 in the evening. Admission, 1s.; catalogue, 2s 6d. An abridgment of the latter may, however, be had for 1s. : Mogg's New Picture of London and Visitor's Guide to it Sights, 1844‎