Title: Description of a Trip to Canton 1746-1749

Description

• From 1746 to 1749, the Swedish rigged brig Götha Lejon sailed on a mercantile mission to Canton. Several accounts of what transpired have survived. This handwritten journal has been attributed to Carl Fredrik von Schantz (1727-92). Another account of the mission of Götha Lejon was compiled by Carl Johan Gethe (1728-65).

Creator

• Schantz, Carl Fredrik von (1727-1792)

Language

• Swedish

Title in Original Language

• Beskrivning av en resa till Kanton 1746-1749

Place

• East Asia > China > Guangzhou
• Europe > Spain > Cádiz
• Europe > Spain > Canary Islands > Tenerife
• Southeast Asia > Indonesia > Java

Time

• 1700 CE - 1799 CE

Topic

• History & geography > Geography & travel

Additional Subjects

• Canton;
• Description and travel;
• Diaries;
• East India Company;
• Götha Leijon, ship;
• Trading companies

Type of Item

• Manuscripts

Physical Description

• 160 pages, color illustrations

Institution

• National Library of Sweden

External Resource

• http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.wdl/swskb.3041