Cover Image

East sails West : the voyage of the Keying, 1846-1855 /

In December 1846, the Keying, a Chinese junk purchased by British investors, set sail from Hong Kong for London. Named after the Chinese Imperial Commissioner who had signed away Hong Kong to the British, manned by a Chinese and European crew, and carrying a travelling exhibition of Chinese items, t...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Davies, Stephen N. G. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Hong Kong [China] : Hong Kong University Press, [2014]
Subjects:
Keying (Junk)
Sailors > Europe > History > 19th century.
Sailors > China > History > 19th century.
Junks > China > History > 19th century.
Voyages and travels > History > 19th century.
Online Access: Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:9789888268207
9888268201
9888208209
9789888208203
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction : views from different seas
  • The voyage of the Keying
  • Origins, purchase and commissioning
  • The ship's name
  • The crew and the voyage to New York
  • The troubled stay in New York
  • The final leg : towards journey's end
  • Journey's end : the London stay
  • The endgame
  • The ship itself : type, build, performance
  • What kind of vessel was the Keying?
  • A re-appraisal of the Keying's likely shape
  • The Keying's dimensions and shape
  • How fast could she go?
  • The scrapyard of history
  • Voyage over
  • Appendix. The images of the Keying
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

Similar Items