The History of Japan: Together with a Description of the Kingdom of Siam, 1690-92, Volume 3

Engelbert Kaempfer, Simon Delboe, Hammond Gibben, William Ramsden

J. MacLehose and Sons, 1906 - Japan

Contents

• BOOK: 1
• Arms of the Japanese: 10
• Arms of the Japanese: 11
• Arms of the Japanese: 13
• The groundplot of the town of Miaco the residence of the Ecclesiastical Hereditary Emperor of Japan: 24
• Our journey from Miaco to Fammamatz being half: 25
• A particular Map of the road from Osacca to Miaco: 28
• from thence to Fammamatz: 32
• A view of the town and castle of Quano: 39
• Our journey from Fammamatz to Jedo the place: 46
• A particular map of the road from Fammamatz to Jedo the residence of the Secular Monarch of Japan: 64
• A groundplot of the city of Jedo the Capital of the Japanese Empire 80: 67
• A description of the city of Jedo its castle and palace: 73
• The hall of hundred mats: 85
• Musical instruments of the Japanese: 94
• Musical instruments of the Japanese: 95
• The hall of audience of the Dutch Ambassadors: 96
• Musical instruments of the Japanese: 98
• Musical instruments of the Japanese: 99
• Of our return from Jedo to Nagasaki and what happend: 101
• A view of the town and castle of Mijah: 111
• A view of the Kiomeds temple at Miaco: 120
• The idol of Quanwon sitting on a Tarate flower: 125
• A view of the Daibods temple at Miaco: 128
• A view of a Quanwon temple at Miaco wherein: 131
• Wols: 136
• Our second journey to court: 146
• A large Gum Gum or bell: 193
• Kurumado a temple near Miaco: 195
• A groundplot of the Simmios temple: 201
• A singular semicircular bridge leading to that temple: 203
• Pillars or bound stones: 206
• A shuit of silver as they are commonly nailed to Proclama tion Posts: 207
• PAGE: 215
• The tea shrub: 217
• Darma an eminent saint of the Japanese: 221
• The forepart of a portable machine containing a whole set of instruments for keeping making and drinking of tea: 244
• The back part of the same machine: 245
• The larger brass vessel: 246
• The larger wooden case: 247
• The dishes and instruments requisite for making and drinking the tea: 248
• Of the Paper Manufactures of the Japanese: 249
• a branch of the spurious Papertree: 257
• Oreni a beautiful Alcea 2jq: 259
• Sanekadsura a shrub 261: 261
• Of the cure of the Cholick by the Acupunctura: 263
• The Silver needles in the case: 264
• The covering of the said case: 265
• An Account of the Mora an excellent Caustic of: 272
• Some observations concerning Ambergreese: 292
• An Enquiry whether it be conducive for the good of: 301
• The Second Appendix to the History of Japan being: 338
• The Index: 363

Bibliographic information

• Title: The History of Japan: Together with a Description of the Kingdom of Siam, 1690-92, Volume 3; The History of Japan: Together with a Description of the Kingdom of Siam, 1690-92, John Gaspar Scheuchzer
• Authors: Engelbert Kaempfer, Simon Delboe, Hammond Gibben, William Ramsden
• Translated by: John Gaspar Scheuchzer
• Publisher: J. MacLehose and Sons, 1906
• Original from: Harvard University
• Digitized: Dec 28, 2007