Книга: History of the Great and Mighty Kingdome of China and the Situation Thereof: Compiled by the Padre Juan Gonzalez de Mendoza and now reprinted from the ... - Travel and Exploration) (Volume 2)

The publications of the Hakluyt Society (founded in 1846) made available edited (and sometimes translated) early accounts of exploration. This two-volume description of the history and geography of China, translated into English in 1588 and republished in 1853, was the first detailed account of China available in English.