The History of Japan: Together with a Description of the Kingdom of Siam, 1690-92, Volume 1

Engelbert Kaempfer

J. MacLehose, 1906 - Japan

Contents

• THE CONTENTS OF: ix
• Biographical Note on the Scheuchzer Family: xv
• The Dedication: xxi
• The Authors Preface: xxix
• The Life of the Author by the Translator: xxxv
• An Introduction by the Translator: xlvii
• The present State of the Court of Siam with a description: 30
• The Division and Subdivision of the Empire of: 114
• The Authors opinion of the true Origin and Desc: 131
• Of the Origin of the Japanese according to their: 152
• Of the Climate of Japan and its Produce as to Minerals: 160
• Of the Fertility of the Country as to Plants: 176
• Of Fish and Shells: 213
• BOOK II: 251
• Of the Ecclesiastical Hereditary Emperors of Japan: 259
• Of the Ecclesiastical Hereditary Emperors in particular: 273
• Of the Ecclesiastical Hereditary Emperors who livd after: 309
• Of the CrownGenerals and Secular Monarchs of Japan: 334

Bibliographic information

• Title: The History of Japan: Together with a Description of the Kingdom of Siam, 1690-92, Volume 1; The History of Japan: Together with a Description of the Kingdom of Siam, 1690-92, John Gaspar Scheuchzer, ISBN 0404036309, 9780404036300
• Author: Engelbert Kaempfer
• Translated by: John Gaspar Scheuchzer
• Publisher: J. MacLehose, 1906
• Original from: the University of California
• Digitized: Jul 20, 2017