Art, Science, and Diplomacy: A Study of the Visual Images of the Macartney Embassy to China, 1793

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This book examines how the Embassy members approached, selected, and represented information, and how, in doing so, they helped to shape European perceptions of China. The Macartney Embassy of 1793 was the first British diplomatic mission to China, seeking to open ties between the two empires. As part of the mission, the British government commissioned writers and artists to chronicle the geograph...

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This book examines how the Embassy members approached, selected, and represented information, and how, in doing so, they helped to shape European perceptions of China. The Macartney Embassy of 1793 was the first British diplomatic mission to China, seeking to open ties between the two empires. As part of the mission, the British government commissioned writers and artists to chronicle the geograph...

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  • Formats: epub
  • ISBN: 9789819911608
  • Publication Date: 30 Apr 2023
  • Publisher: Springer Nature Singapore
  • Product language: English
  • Drm Setting: DRM