History of the Two Tartar Conquerors of China: Including the Two Journeys Into Tartary of Father Ferdinand Verbiest in the Suite of the Emperor Kang-hi From the French of Père Pierre Joseph D'Orléan

The first part is translated from the 1688, Paris, edition; the narrative of Father Pereira's journey and the text of two letters by Father Verbiest are from the 1692, Amsterdam, edition. The supplementary material consists of the 1854 annual report. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1854.