Thomas Pennant and the Welsh and Scottish Tour (1760-1820)
China
The Welsh-language resources presented in this section of the Curious Travellers website were funded by a Small Grant awarded to Dr Ffion Mair Jones by Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol (2022).
The project centres on Thomas Pennant’s account of China, which forms a part of volume 17 of his manuscript ‘Outlines of the Globe’, held at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich (P/16/17). The material produced consists of a scholarly article introducing Pennant’s account of China; an Images Appendix consisting of images from the manuscript with contextualizing discussion; and an interactive map, displaying the places mentioned in the account, with a focus on five key historical journeys and on Pennant’s own imaginary journey along the coast of China. Furthermore, the images from the Images Appendix (with the titles reproduced from the original manuscript) are displayed in a gallery, below.
P/16/17; The Empire of China & Japan – Series of small figures labelled as Chinese Ladies; Chinese Ladies; A Tartarian Lady / A Maid Servant; A Bonzess. / A Country WomanP/16/17; The Empire of China & Japan – ‘The Supreme Monarch of the China Tartarian Empire’P/16/17; The Empire of China & Japan – Chinese Prests and MonksP/16/17; The Empire of China & Japan – Idol of voluptuousness / Idol of ImmortalityP/16/17; The Empire of China & Japan – Chinese GovernorP/16/17; The Empire of China & Japan – The Ambassadors HouseP/16/17; The Empire of China & Japan – no titleP/16/17; The Empire of China & Japan – Konjansiam PagodeP/16/17; The Empire of China & Japan – P. Adam Schaliger A German, Mandarin of Ye First OrderP/16/17; The Empire of China & Japan – P. Matthævs Riccivs Macerat of the Society of Iesus, the first propagator of the Christian Religion in the kingdo [sic] of China, / Ly Pavlvs Great Colavs of the Chineses propagator of y Christian Law.P/16/17; The Empire of China & Japan – The bell of Erford & the bell of PekingP/16/17; The Empire of China & Japan – The Effigies of Mr. Jno. NieuhoffP/16/17; The Empire of China & Japan – Cliffs made by ArtP/16/17; The Empire of China & Japan – View of PekingP/16/17; The Empire of China & Japan – Series of small figures labelled as The Emperor of China in his ordinary Dress. / in his Robes of State.; Mandarins of Letters, in a Summer Habit / in a Winter Habit; Madarins of War, Chinese, / Tartarian; A Bonze / A Country MaP/16/17; The Empire of China & Japan – A Carrying Chaire
Images above reproduced by permission of the National Maritime Museum.
