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Being the journal kept by lord macartney during his embassy to the emperor chienlung 17931794. The three ships to set sail from spithead on september 26th, 1792, carried 700 men including diplomats, scholars, botanists, scientists, painters, musicians, technicians, soldiers, servants and sailors. Embassy london, uk updated may 01, 2020 information for u. On the paper trail of lord macartney east asian history. The macartney embassy to china, 179294 by gillingham. The book catalog of the four american libraries in india may be searched by author. Opinion diplomats are made, not born the new york times. George macartney, 1st ear l macartne y kb 14 may 1737 31 may 1806 was a british statesman, colonial administrator and diplomat. Netflix has released i am the ambassador for online streaming, the documentary series that follwos the career of the openly gay u.
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