Robert Fortune
Biographic Data
| ID | 539611 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Robert Fortune |
| GIVEN NAMES | Robert |
| FAMILY NAME | Fortune |
| SIGNATURE | FORTUNE R |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1852 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Journey to the Tea Countries of China
Yedo and Peking
A Journey to the Tea Countries of China
'My object is to give a peep into the Celestial Empire, to show its strange hills and romantic valleys, its rivers and canals ... and its strange and interesting people.' Robert Fortune (1813–80), the author of several books on China, was a keen botanist. He first went to China for the Royal Horticultural Society, but soon returned on behalf of the East India Company in order to collect tea specimens for the British government's plantations in th…
A Residence among the Chinese: Inland, on the Coast, and at Sea
China was still largely alien territory for westerners in the mid-nineteenth century. In this book, first published in 1857, Robert Fortune (1813–80) describes his third visit there, but despite his relative familiarity with the country, his account is full of strange and bizarre sights and happenings. Beginning in Shanghai, where he was sent to collect tea samples for the East India Company, he describes an earthquake and the myths of its afterm…
Three Years' Wanderings in the Northern Provinces of China
First published in 1847, this is an important description of what were then little-known parts of China by the botanist Robert Fortune (1812–80). Son of a hedger, Fortune rose to be one of the most famous gardeners, botanists and plant hunters of his day, making several visits to China to bring out commercially important plants, especially tea for introduction to British India, and ornamental plants (many now bearing the name fortunei) which were…
Three Years' Wanderings in the Northern Provinces of China
Three Years' Wanderings in the Northern Provinces of China, Including a Visit to the Tea, Silk and Cotton Countries
First published in 1847, this is an important description of what were then little-known parts of China by the botanist Robert Fortune (1812–80). Son of a hedger, Fortune rose to be one of the most famous gardeners, botanists and plant hunters of his day, making several visits to China to bring out commercially important plants, especially tea for introduction to British India, and ornamental plants (many now bearing the name fortunei) which were…
Yedo and Peking. A narrative of a journey to the capitals of Japan and China
many little tables, and the whole plant had a most curious appearance. A man was at work upon it at the time, and I believe it keeps him constantly employed every day throughout the year ! YOKUHAMA. 29 Chap. II. very few native vessels or fishing-boats, such as may be seen crowding the waters of the Chinese coast.
A journey to the tea countries of China; including Sung-Lo and the Bohea Hills
'My object is to give a peep into the Celestial Empire, to show its strange hills and romantic valleys, its rivers and canals ... and its strange and interesting people.' Robert Fortune (1813–80), the author of several books on China, was a keen botanist. He first went to China for the Royal Horticultural Society, but soon returned on behalf of the East India Company in order to collect tea specimens for the British government's plantations in th…
Three Years' Wanderings in the Northern Provinces of China
Three Years' Wanderings in the Northern Provinces of China, Including a Visit to the Tea, Silk and Cotton Countries
First published in 1847, this is an important description of what were then little-known parts of China by the botanist Robert Fortune (1812–80). Son of a hedger, Fortune rose to be one of the most famous gardeners, botanists and plant hunters of his day, making several visits to China to bring out commercially important plants, especially tea for introduction to British India, and ornamental plants (many now bearing the name fortunei) which were…
A journey to the tea countries of China; including Sung-Lo and the Bohea Hills
'My object is to give a peep into the Celestial Empire, to show its strange hills and romantic valleys, its rivers and canals ... and its strange and interesting people.' Robert Fortune (1813–80), the author of several books on China, was a keen botanist. He first went to China for the Royal Horticultural Society, but soon returned on behalf of the East India Company in order to collect tea specimens for the British government's plantations in th…
Yedo and Peking. A narrative of a journey to the capitals of Japan and China
many little tables, and the whole plant had a most curious appearance. A man was at work upon it at the time, and I believe it keeps him constantly employed every day throughout the year ! YOKUHAMA. 29 Chap. II. very few native vessels or fishing-boats, such as may be seen crowding the waters of the Chinese coast.
Three Years' Wanderings in the Northern Provinces of China, Including a Visit to the Tea, Silk and Cotton Countries
First published in 1847, this is an important description of what were then little-known parts of China by the botanist Robert Fortune (1812–80). Son of a hedger, Fortune rose to be one of the most famous gardeners, botanists and plant hunters of his day, making several visits to China to bring out commercially important plants, especially tea for introduction to British India, and ornamental plants (many now bearing the name fortunei) which were…
Three Years' Wanderings in the Northern Provinces of China
A Journey to the Tea Countries of China
'My object is to give a peep into the Celestial Empire, to show its strange hills and romantic valleys, its rivers and canals ... and its strange and interesting people.' Robert Fortune (1813–80), the author of several books on China, was a keen botanist. He first went to China for the Royal Horticultural Society, but soon returned on behalf of the East India Company in order to collect tea specimens for the British government's plantations in th…
A Residence among the Chinese: Inland, on the Coast, and at Sea
China was still largely alien territory for westerners in the mid-nineteenth century. In this book, first published in 1857, Robert Fortune (1813–80) describes his third visit there, but despite his relative familiarity with the country, his account is full of strange and bizarre sights and happenings. Beginning in Shanghai, where he was sent to collect tea samples for the East India Company, he describes an earthquake and the myths of its afterm…
Three Years' Wanderings in the Northern Provinces of China
First published in 1847, this is an important description of what were then little-known parts of China by the botanist Robert Fortune (1812–80). Son of a hedger, Fortune rose to be one of the most famous gardeners, botanists and plant hunters of his day, making several visits to China to bring out commercially important plants, especially tea for introduction to British India, and ornamental plants (many now bearing the name fortunei) which were…
Journey to the Tea Countries of China
Yedo and Peking
Archaeology (8 works) · China (8 works) · History (8 works) · Ancient history (7 works) · Geography (6 works) · Japanese History and Culture (5 works) · Chinese history and philosophy (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Art (3 works) · description and travel (3 works)