Jurien de la Gravière: Voyage en Chine

Edmond Jurien de la Gravière: Voyage en Chine pendant les années 1847-1848-1849-1850, 2 vols., (Paris: Hachette, 2nd ed., 1864).

• Bibliographic reference: BS col. 2119
• Digitized:
  • vol. 1:
    > Internet Archive (digitizing sponsor and book contributor:  Research Library, The Getty Research Institute)
    > Internet Archive (digitizing sponsor: University of Ottawa; book contributor: Robarts – University of Toronto)
  • vol. 2:
    > Internet Archive (digitizing sponsor and book contributor:  Research Library, The Getty Research Institute)
    > Internet Archive (digitizing sponsor: University of Ottawa; book contributor: Robarts – University of Toronto)
• Entry in Wiener China-Bibliographie

A third edition was published in 1872:
Voyage de la Corvette La Bayonnaise dans les Mers de Chine […], 2 vols. (Paris: Plon, 1872).

• Bibliographic reference: BS, col. 2119
• Digitized:
  > vol. 1: Internet Archive (digitizing sponsor: Internet Archive; book contributor: University of California Libraries)
  > vol. 2: Internet Archive (digitizing sponsor: Internet Archive; book contributor: University of California Libraries)
• Not in Wiener China-Bibliographie

On 24 April 1847, the corvette La Bayonnaise, left for China, to transport French diplomats to the newly created post in China. The ship was commanded by Edmond Jurien de la Gravière (1812-1891). According to BS, col. 2118 f, the first edition of Jurien’s account was published in 1854.