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Le Comte, cala (14 March 1819) Le Comte, LouisMemoirs and observations topographical, physical,
mathematical, mechanical, natural, civil, and ecclesiastical.
Particularly upon the Chinese pottery and varnishing; the silk and
other manufactures; the pearl-fishing; the history of plants and
animals. Description of their cities and publick works, number of
people, their language, manners and commerce; their habits,
oeconomy, and government. The philosophy of Confucius. The state
of Christianity, with many other curious and useful remarks. By
Louis Le Compte, Jesuit, confessor to the Dutchess of Burgundy,
one of the royal mathematicians, and late missionary into the
eastern countries. Translated from the Paris edition, and
illustrated with figures.
1697Mentions in the Diary
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