China.- Staunton (Sir George) An Authentic Account of an Embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China, Atlas vol. only, 19 plates and maps only (of 44), [1797].

China.- Staunton (Sir George) An Authentic Account of an Embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China, Atlas vol. only, 19 plates and maps only (of 44), some folding or double-page, one loose, occasional spotting, marginal water-staining, bookplate, lacking title, contemporary calf, rebacked with original spine laid down, rubbed, folio, [1797]; sold not subject to return

⁂ Without the two accompanying text volumes, this atlas illustrates the official account of Lord Macartney's voyage and embassy to the Qianlong emperor in 1792-94, the failure of which led to the establishment of the British trading post at Hong Kong.