His Excellency the Earl of Macartney,Embassador Extraordinary from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China.
Painted by T. Hickey. Engd. by J. Hall Engr. to his Majesty.
London Published April 12. 1796 by G. Nicol.
Engraving, frontispiece to Sir George Staunton's 'An authentic account of an embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China'. 305 x 245mm, 12 x 9¾". Crease through upper left corner of plate.
George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney (1737 - 1806), diplomatist and colonial governor. In 1769 he was returned for Antrim in the Irish parliament, in order to discharge the duties of Chief Secretary for Ireland, and became governor of Madras in 1776 After being created Earl Macartney in the Irish peerage, he was appointed the first envoy of Britain to China in 1793.
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London Published April 12. 1796 by G. Nicol.
Engraving, frontispiece to Sir George Staunton's 'An authentic account of an embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China'. 305 x 245mm, 12 x 9¾". Crease through upper left corner of plate.
George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney (1737 - 1806), diplomatist and colonial governor. In 1769 he was returned for Antrim in the Irish parliament, in order to discharge the duties of Chief Secretary for Ireland, and became governor of Madras in 1776 After being created Earl Macartney in the Irish peerage, he was appointed the first envoy of Britain to China in 1793.
[Ref: 15129] £160.00