‎Robert Fortune‎
‎Yedo and Peking A Narrative of a Journey to the Capitals of Japan and China ‎

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‎London 1863 John Murray Half-Leather (Hardcover) 1st Edition ‎

Reference : 029953

‎Half-Leather (Hardcover), 22 x 15 cm, XV + 395 + 15 illustrations pp., English, 1st Edition, Illustrations, book condition: Very Good. The book documents Fortune's travels from 1860 to 1862, a pivotal era when Japan was first reopening its borders to Westerners after centuries of isolation. . Japan (Yedo): Fortune describes his arrival in Nagasaki and his journey to Yedo(modern-day Tokyo). He provides rare, early Western observations of Japanese culture, "strange" customs, and the "very beautiful" landscape.rnChina (Peking): The narrative continues to Peking (Beijing), where he offers detailed sketches of the city's ramparts, street life, and the various foreign embassies established after the Second Opium War.rnBotanical Insights: As a botanist, Fortune fills the text with expert observations on agriculture, horticulture, and trade, specifically focusing on tea, silk, and local flora. rn‎

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