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The punishments of China : illustrated by twenty-two engravings : with explanations in English and French.

Title
The punishments of China : illustrated by twenty-two engravings : with explanations in English and French.
Author
Dadley, J.
Publication
London : Printed for William Miller, Old Bond Street, by W. Bulmer and Co., Cleveland-Row, St. James's, 1801.

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Additional Authors
  • Mason, George Henry.
  • Miller, William, 1769-1844
  • W. Bulmer and Co., printer.
Description
[54] pages, 22 leaves of plates : 22 hand-colored illustrations; 37 cm
Alternative Title
Punitions des Chinois
Subjects
Note
  • Published anonymously. Halkett (cited below) gives George Henry Mason as author; Mason's name is on title page of The costume of China, published by Miller in 1800. Mason, a British army officer, collected the drawings in Canton in 1789-1790, probably purchasing them from shops specializing in images for the export trade. Cf. preface to The costume of China; for detailed discussion, cf. The hypothetical mandarin / Eric Hayot. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009, pages 50-94 (chapter 2, "The compassion trade").
  • "Printed by W. Bulmer and Co., Russel-court, Cleveland-row, St. James's"--Colophon.
  • Watermarks in NYPL copy: 1796; E & P (Edmeads & Pine, Ivy Mill?); on guard sheets: Magnay & Pickering 1800.
  • Contains 22 full-page hand-colored stipple engravings by J. Dadley, each signed: "Engraved by Dadley, for W. Miller, Old Bond Strt., London, Jany. 1, 1801."
Indexed In (note)
  • Halkett, S. Dictionary of anonymous and pseudonymous English literature (1926-62 edition)
Language (note)
  • English and French. Added title page, with title in French: Les punitions des Chinois : représentés en vingt-deux gravures : avec des explications en anglais et en français.
Contents
1. A culprit before a magistrate -- 2. A culprit conveyed to prison -- 3. A culprit conducted to trial -- 4. An offender undergoing the bastinade -- 5. Twisting a man's ears -- 6. Punishment of the swing -- 7. Punishing a boatman -- 8. Punishing an interpreter -- 9. The rack -- 10. Torturing the fingers -- 11. Burning a man's eyes with lime -- 12. A malefactor chained to an iron bar -- 13. Punishment of the wooden collar -- 14. A man fastened to a block of wood -- 15. A malefactor in a cage -- 16. Punishment of a wooden tube -- 17. Hamstringing a malefactor -- 18. Close confinement -- 19. Conducting an offender into banishment -- 20. A malefactor conducted to execution -- 21. The capital punishment of the cord -- 22. The manner of beheading.
Call Number
MMR+ (Mason, G.H. Punishments of China)
OCLC
4363888
Author
Dadley, J., engraver.
Title
The punishments of China : illustrated by twenty-two engravings : with explanations in English and French.
Imprint
London : Printed for William Miller, Old Bond Street, by W. Bulmer and Co., Cleveland-Row, St. James's, 1801.
Language
English and French. Added title page, with title in French: Les punitions des Chinois : représentés en vingt-deux gravures : avec des explications en anglais et en français.
Indexed In:
Halkett, S. Dictionary of anonymous and pseudonymous English literature (1926-62 edition), volume 4, page 460
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Place of Publication
England London.
Added Author
Mason, George Henry.
Miller, William, 1769-1844, publisher.
W. Bulmer and Co., printer.
Research Call Number
MMR+ (Mason, G.H. Punishments of China)
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