Journal of the Proceedings of the late Embassy to China
author
Henry Ellis
(1788 - 1855, Brighton)
publisher
A. Small
(active Philadelphia, 19th century)
Date1818
MediumPrinted ink on paper
Dimensions22.9 x 15.2 x 3.2 cm (9 x 6 x 1 1/4 in.)
ClassificationsBooks
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession number10.b.3.6
eMuseum ID727955
EmbARK ObjectID19180
TMS Source ID6638
Last Updated8/9/24
Description382 p., [1] folded leaf : map ; 23 cm. (Harvard Copy)Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
MarksNotesSigned in black ink (on inside cover, center): Sam.l. P. Gardner
Inscribed in pencil (on inside cover, top): See - an Itinerary measure equal to one third part of a mile - see 68. page, where 240. Sees are spoken of as equal to 80. miles - / Tea-plant see page 238.
Inscribed in pencil (on inside cover, top): See - an Itinerary measure equal to one third part of a mile - see 68. page, where 240. Sees are spoken of as equal to 80. miles - / Tea-plant see page 238.
Inscribed in pencil: 64-75/ page 81/ 68 / 316
ProvenanceNotes
Collection of Isabella Stewart Gardner's grandfather-in-law, Samuel Pickering Gardner (1767-1843).
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection through inheritance.
