Title
The Qianlong Emperor receives Lord Macartneyn in his ultimately unsuccessful aim to open trade with China in 1793.
Caption
The Qianlong Emperor receives Lord Macartneyn in his ultimately unsuccessful aim to open trade with China in 1793. George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney, 1737 - 1806. British statesman, colonial administrator and diplomat. The Qianlong Emperor, 1711 - 1799. Sixth emperor of the Manchu-led Qing dynasty. From Hutchinson's History of the Nations, published 1915.
Date
1915
Credit line
Photo12/UIG/Universal History Archive
Reference
UMG23A59_062
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Property release
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License type
Rights managed
Available size
45,1Mb (6,7Mb) / 17,0in x 10,3in / 5100 x 3094 (300dpi)