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====Historical books on-line==== | ====Historical books on-line==== | ||
Article in the ''Asiatic Journal'', Volume 13, January-June 1822. "A Succinct Historical Narrative of the East India Company’s Endeavours to Form Settlements and to Extend and Encourage Trade in the East and of the Causes by which those Endeavours have been Frustrated": | *Article in the ''Asiatic Journal'', Volume 13, January-June 1822. "A Succinct Historical Narrative of the East India Company’s Endeavours to Form Settlements and to Extend and Encourage Trade in the East and of the Causes by which those Endeavours have been Frustrated": | ||
*Section 1 Sumatra, Borneo, Java, the Eastern Islands, etc . [http://books.google.com/books?id=zXiILz2MABEC&pg=PA1 pages 1-11] | **Section 1 Sumatra, Borneo, Java, the Eastern Islands, etc . [http://books.google.com/books?id=zXiILz2MABEC&pg=PA1 pages 1-11] | ||
*Section 2 The continental kingdoms of Siam, Cochin-China [Southern Vietnam], Tonquin [Northern Vietnam], Pegu [Burma], and Ava [Burma]. [http://books.google.com/books?id=zXiILz2MABEC&pg=PA11 pages 11-20], | **Section 2 The continental kingdoms of Siam, Cochin-China [Southern Vietnam], Tonquin [Northern Vietnam], Pegu [Burma], and Ava [Burma]. [http://books.google.com/books?id=zXiILz2MABEC&pg=PA11 pages 11-20], | ||
*Section 3 Japan and China [http://books.google.com/books?id=zXiILz2MABEC&pg=PA105 pages 105-118] | **Section 3 Japan and China [http://books.google.com/books?id=zXiILz2MABEC&pg=PA105 pages 105-118] | ||
*Section 4 China [http://books.google.com/books?id=zXiILz2MABEC&pg=PA209 pages 209 -220] | **Section 4 China [http://books.google.com/books?id=zXiILz2MABEC&pg=PA209 pages 209 -220] | ||
''Travels in South-Eastern Asia, embracing Hindustan, Malaya, Siam, and China: with notices of numerous missionary stations, and a full account of the Burman Empire; with dissertations, tables, etc'' by Howard Malcolm 2nd edition 1839 2 volumes in one. Book 2 with index follows page 276 of Book 1 [http://books.google.com/books?id=poRCAAAAIAAJ Google Books]. A chapter on China commences | *''Travels in South-Eastern Asia, embracing Hindustan, Malaya, Siam, and China: with notices of numerous missionary stations, and a full account of the Burman Empire; with dissertations, tables, etc'' by Howard Malcolm 2nd edition 1839 2 volumes in one. Book 2 with index follows page 276 of Book 1 [http://books.google.com/books?id=poRCAAAAIAAJ Google Books]. A chapter on China commences [http://books.google.com/books?id=poRCAAAAIAAJ&pg=RA1-PA141 page 141 of book 2] | ||
[http://books.google.com/books?id=poRCAAAAIAAJ&pg=RA1-PA141 page 141 of book 2] | |||
*Online books are available at the website [http://xml.lib.hku.hk/gsdl/db/ctwe/search.shtml China Through Western Eyes] , a [http://lib.hku.hk/database/ digital initiative] from the [http://lib.hku.hk/ University of Hong Kong Libraries]. Covers the period until 1911, although the date of publication may be later. [http://xml.lib.hku.hk/gsdl/cgi-bin/library?c=ctwe&a=d&cl=CL1 Browse the titles]. Includes titles about missionary work. | |||
Revision as of 13:39, 6 May 2011
China
Major locations
History
- The Opium Wars:
- 1st China War 1839-42
- 2nd China War 1856-60
- Taiping Rebellion 1850-64
Records
- Ecclesiastical Returns: Baptisms, Marriages and Burials at the British Library - Macao and Whampoa [Canton] 1820-1833, IOR N/9.
- China: Sources in the India Office Records Guide to records at the British Library
External links
CHina Wikipedia
Historical books on-line
- Article in the Asiatic Journal, Volume 13, January-June 1822. "A Succinct Historical Narrative of the East India Company’s Endeavours to Form Settlements and to Extend and Encourage Trade in the East and of the Causes by which those Endeavours have been Frustrated":
- Section 1 Sumatra, Borneo, Java, the Eastern Islands, etc . pages 1-11
- Section 2 The continental kingdoms of Siam, Cochin-China [Southern Vietnam], Tonquin [Northern Vietnam], Pegu [Burma], and Ava [Burma]. pages 11-20,
- Section 3 Japan and China pages 105-118
- Section 4 China pages 209 -220
- Travels in South-Eastern Asia, embracing Hindustan, Malaya, Siam, and China: with notices of numerous missionary stations, and a full account of the Burman Empire; with dissertations, tables, etc by Howard Malcolm 2nd edition 1839 2 volumes in one. Book 2 with index follows page 276 of Book 1 Google Books. A chapter on China commences page 141 of book 2
- Online books are available at the website China Through Western Eyes , a digital initiative from the University of Hong Kong Libraries. Covers the period until 1911, although the date of publication may be later. Browse the titles. Includes titles about missionary work.