Voyages À Péking Manille Et L'isle De France

<p><i>Voyages à Péking Manille et l'Isle de France</i> recounts travels undertaken between 1784 and 1801. This third volume details the observations and experiences of Chrétien Louis Joseph De Guignes during his voyages to Peking (Beijing) Manila and the Isle de France (Mauritius). The book provides a window into late 18th-century travel and exploration offering insights into the cultures societies and environments encountered by the author. De Guignes' work stands as a valuable historical document capturing a moment in time when European engagement with Asia and the Indian Ocean world was rapidly expanding.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>