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206 - China - LE COMTE (Louis). New Memoirs on the Present State of China. Paris, Anisson, 1701.
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China - LE COMTE (Louis). New Memoirs on the Present State of China. Paris, Anisson, 1701. 2 in-12 volumes, grained calfskin, ornate ribbed spine, gilt roulette on the edges (contemporary binding). New edition illustrated with a frontispiece portrait, 20 plates (including 2 fold-outs), and a folded chart of Chinese vocabulary. Louis Le Comte (1655–1737) was one of five Jesuit mathematicians sent by the Society to Siam and then to China in 1685; his memoirs cover the period from 1687, when he arrived in Beijing, to 1692, when, under pressure from the Portuguese, he was forced to return to France. During these five years on mission, he made numerous observations throughout China, gathering valuable information, particularly on the tax system. A fine copy, with some minor wear or restoration.
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