 | Helen H. Robbins - 1908 - 564 Seiten
...for any consideration, that we had not, as by these means we are masters now of the NAN-CHOU-FOU 369 geography of the north-east coasts of China, and have...very apprehensive that Sir Erasmus Gower may be gone away.1 Tuesday, December 10. — This morning we set out by land from Nan-gan-fou, which is a large... | |
 | James Louis Hevia - 1995 - 316 Seiten
...disapprobation" of the embassy having sailed north to the Gulf of Beizhili. "Nevertheless," he notes, "I would not for any consideration that we had not,...which was never before navigated by European ships" (MD, 193). While perhaps overstating his case, the significance of this passage lies in how productive... | |
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I would not for any consideration that we had not, as by these means we are now masters of the geography of the north-east coasts of China, and have acquired a knowledge of the Yellow. Sea, which was never before navigated by European ships. 