VOLUME XVIII

NUMBER 3

DR. STOUT

NE of the most important groups of books recently received by the Library is the collection of 578 volumes and 136 pamphlets relating to China and the Far East, given by Dr. Arthur Purdy Stout in February, 1914. This collection is of unusual interest in itself and to the Library has added interest in view of the large number of books on China already on the shelves, the latest extensive addition of this kind being a collection of several hundred volumes in the Chinese language that came to us from the private library of

Mr. Wilberforce Eames a few years ago. The work of greatest interest in the collection given by Dr. Stout is probably Navarette's history entitled "Tratados historicos, politicos, ethicos, y religiosos de la monarchia de China. Por el P. Maestro Fr. Domingo Fernandez Navarette, Cathedratico de Prima del Colegio, y Universidad de S. Thomàs de Manila, Missionario Apostolico de la gran China, Prelado de los de su Mission, Procurador General en la Corte de Madrid de la Prouincia del Santo Rosario de Filipinas, Orden de Predicadores," printed at Madrid, 1676, in two volumes folio. The first volume, though by no means a common book, was already in the Library. The second volume is of such rarity that when M. Cordier noted the work for his "Bibliotheca Sinica" he was able to locate no copy in any Paris library, making his collation from the Grenville copy in the British Museum. The set of Navarette in Dr. Stout's collection came from the Sunderland Library, Blenheim Palace, having been bought in 1882 at the sale of that collection, by Bernard Quaritch, who sold it to M. Cordier, from whose collection it later passed into the hands of Dr. Stout. The second volume has no title page but was probably printed at Madrid about 1679. Besides this copy in the original Spanish, the collection has also the English translation printed at

London about 1703 entitled "An account of the Empire of China."

Of general histories of China mention may be made of that by Alvarez Semedo, "Historica relatione del gran regno della Cina," printed at Rome in 1653, which is accompanied by two French translations, the first printed at Paris by Cramoisy, 1645, and the second at Lyons in 1667, and by an English translation printed at London in 1655, entitled "The history of That Great and Renowned Monarchy of China.” There is also a copy of Arrivabene's "Historia della China” (Verona, 1599), and his "Il magno vitei" (Verona, 1597). Another general history of interest is "Histoire generale de l'empire du Mogol depuis sa fondation sur les Mémoires Portugais de M. Manouchi, Vénitien. Par le Pere François Catrou de la Compagnie de Jesus," printed at La Haye in 1708.

The Jesuit "Relations" are of as great interest and importance for the Eastern world as they are for America. Of the "Relations" relating to America, the Lenox Library had a file of unusual extent; of those relating to the East the Library has an extensive group, the importance of which can be seen by a glance at the portion relating to the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries in the list of books on Japan published by the Library in 1906. Dr. Stout's collection adds several volumes of importance relating to the work of the Jesuits and other European missionaries in China in the sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth centuries. There is a copy of the "Lettere dell' India orientale" printed at Venice in 1580. The "Historischer Bericht was sich nechst verschine Jar 1577, 79, 80 vnnd 81, in beköhrung der gewaltigen Landschafft und Insel Jappon, theils in Politischen vnnd weltlichen, theils auch in Gaistlichen sachen zugetragen," printed at Dilingen in 1585, is accompanied by the "Fernere Zeitung" of 1586. Of seventeenth-century imprints the following titles are of interest: "Litteræ Iaponicæ anni MDCVI Chinenses anni MDCVI & MDCVII," printed at Antwerp in 1611; the "Histoire de l'expedition chretienne en la Chine entreprise par les peres de la Compagnie de Jesus. Tirée des commentaires du Pere Mathieu Riccius" by Nicolas Trigault, printed at Paris in 1618. Two imprints by Sebastian Cramoisy are of unusual interest; the first "Histoire de ce qui s'est passé au Royaume du Tibet. Tirée des Lettres escriptes en l'année 1626," bearing on the title page

in a contemporary hand "Collegii Ambianensis Soctis Jesu. Ex dono Sebastiani Cramoisy," and the second being the "Histoire" for 1621-22, printed in 1627, likewise being inscribed "du Conuent des ff minimes de Paris. Ex dono Sebastiani Cramoisy."

Other titles of interest in connection with the early missions are the following: "Martyrographia Augustiniana. Das ist Beschreibung der Martyrer des Ordens der Einsidl. Brüeder S. Augustini. Durch den Hoch Ehrwürdige P. F. Georgium Maigretiu...in Latein aufgangen An Jetzo Durch P. F. Theodoricum Degen Gedachten Ordens verteütsht” (München, 1628); "Nouvelle relation de la Chine, Contenant la description des particularitez les plus considerables de ce grand Empire, composée en l'année 1668, par le R. P. Gabriel de Magaillans...et traduite du Portugais en François par le S B." (Paris, 1688); "Defensa de los nuevos Christianos, y missioneros de la China, Japon, y Indias. Contra dos libros intitulados, La Practica Moral de los Jesuitas, y el Espiritu de M. Arnaldo. Traducida de Frances en Español de la segunda impression, hecha en Paris, en casa de Esrevan Michallet... ano 1688" by Don Gabriel de Parraga, printed at Madrid, 1690; "Traité sur quelques points de la religion des chinois. Par le R. Pere Longobardi" (Paris, 1701); "Istoria delle cose operate nella China da Monsignor Gio. Ambrogio Mazzabarba, Patriarca d'Alessandria, Legato appostolico in quell' impero, e di presente Vescovo di Lodi. Scritta dal Padre Viani, suo confessoree compagno nella predetta Legazione" (Paris [1739]); "Lettres de M. de Mairan, au R. P. Parrenin, Missionaire de la Compagnie de Jesus, a Pekin. Contenant diverses Questions sur la Chine" (Paris, 1759).

The question of rites the subject of the fierce conflict between the Jesuits and Dominicans in the first half of the eighteenth century is represented by an interesting collection of six contemporary pamphlets bound in one volume. There is also a manuscript letter addressed to Monsieur le Prieur Bouget at Rome by an anonymous writer at the end of the seventeenth century, describing the famous voyage of the six Jesuits Fontenai, Tachard, Gerbillon, Lecomte, Bouvet, and Visdelou, all of whom played an important part in the relations of the foreigners (except Tachard who went to Siam), being received at the court of the Emperor Kang

Hi, becoming his intimates, and later taking part in the disastrous conflict over the question of rites.

The fall of the Ming dynasty and the beginning of the Manchu reign in 1643 is represented by the following three titles: "Bellum Tartaricum, or the conquest of The Great and most renowned Empire of China, By the Invasion of the Tartars, who in these last seven years, have wholly subdued that vast Empire... Written originally in Latin by Martin Martinius present in the Country at most of the passages herein related and now faithfully translated into English" (London, 1654); "Histoire de la guerre des Tartares, contre la Chine... Traduite du Latin du P. Martini" (Dovay, 1654); "The history of the conquest of China by the Tartars" (London, 1671) by Bishop Palafox.

There is an interesting group of works relating to the efforts of European countries to enter into diplomatic relations with China. The "Journal de la residence du sieur Lange, agent de Sa Majesté Imperiale de la grande Russie à la cour de la Chine dans les années 1721 & 1722" (Leyde, 1726) records an early Russian embassy. Earl Macartney's diplomatic visit is narrated in the following: "A complete view of the Chinese empire exhibited in a geographical description of that country, a dissertation on its antiquity, and a genuine and copious account of Earl Macartney's embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China" (London, 1798); "Travels in China" (London, 1804), by John Barrow; "A narrative of the British embassy to China in the years 1792, 1793, and 1794" by Aeneas Anderson (London, 1795).

General accounts of the culture and civilization of China are given in the following works: "Hebdomas observationum de rebus sinicis" (Coloniae Brandenburgicae, 1674) by Andreas Müller; "Anecdotes sur l'etat de la religion dans la Chine," seven volumes (Paris, 1733); "Mémoires concernant l'histoire, les sciences, les arts, les mœurs, les usages, etc. des Chinois: Par les Missionaires de Pekin," 15 volumes (Paris, 1776); "Anecdotes chinoises, japonoises, siamoises, tonquinoises, etc. Dans lesquelles ou s'est attaché principalement aux Mœurs, Usages, Coutumes & Religions de ces différens Peuples de l'Asie," (Paris, 1774) by J. Castilhon; "Recherches curieuses sur l'histoire ancienne de l'Asie." Par J. M. Chahan de Cirbied...et F. Martin (Paris, 1806).

Besides the works relating exclusively to China, the collection includes several hundred volumes on the Far East in general. Of the older books mention may be made of the following: "Relation des voyages en Tartarie" (Paris, 1634); "Recveil de diverses histoires touchat les situations de toutes regions & pays, contenuz es trois parties du mõde, auec les particulieres meurs, loix, & cerimonies de toutes natios, & peuples y habitãs. Nouvellement traduict de Latin en Francoys" (Paris, 1545); "Cosmographiae universalis" (Basle, 1552), by Sebastian Munster; "Histoire de Portugal contenant les entreprises, navigations, & gestes memorables des Potugallois, tant en la conqueste des Indes Orientales par eux descouvertes, qu'és guerres d'Afrique & autres exploits, depuis l'an mil quatre cens nonante six, sous Emmanuel I., Jean III. & Sebastian I. du nom. Comprinse en vingt Liures, dont les douze premiers sont traduits du Latin de Jerosme Osorius, Euesque de Sylues en Algarve, les huit suyuans prins de Lopez Castagnede & d'autres Historiens. Nouvellement mise en François, par S. G. S...(Paris, 1587); “Les estats, empires et princepautez du monde. Representez par la Descriptio des Pays, mœurs des habitans. Richesses des Prouinces, les forces, le gouuernement, la Religion, et les Princes qu'ont gouuerné chascũ Estat. Auec l'origine de toutes les Religions, et de tous les Cheualiers et ordre Militaires. Par le S D.T.V.Y. gentilhomme ordre de la Chambre du Roy" (Paris, 1622); "Relatione del novo scoprimento del gran Cataio, overo Regno di Tibet fatto...1624" (Rome, 1627) by Antonio Andrade; "Les voyages fameux du Sieur Vincent de Blanc marseillois, qu'il a faits depuis l'aage de douze ans iusques à soixante, aux quatre parties du Monde... Redigez fidellement... Par Pierre Bergeron" (Paris, 1648); "The Voyages and Travels of J. Albert de Mandelslo (A Gentleman belonging to the Embassy, sent by the Duke of Holstein to the great Duke of Muscovy, and the King of Persia) into the East-Indies," 1638-1640. Tr. by John Davies (London, 1669); "Peregrinacion que ha hecho de la mayor parte del Mundo Don Pedro Cubero Sebastian, Predicador Apostolico del Asia," (Zaragoza, 1688); Ragionamenti di Francesco Carletti Fiorentino sopra le cose da lui vedute ne' suoi viaggi Si dell' Indie Occidentali, e Orientali come d'altri Paesi" (Florence, 1701); "Recueil de divers voyages curieux, faits

en Tartarie en Perse et ailleurs," printed at Leyden by Pierre van der Aa in 1729; "Travels into Muscovy, Persia, And Part of the East-Indies" (London, 1737), by Cornelius Le Bruyn; "Travels into divers Parts of Europe and Asia Undertaken by the French King's Order to discover a new Way by Land into China," by Father Avril, printed at London in 1693; “Voyages au Thibet, Faits en 1625 et 1626, par le père d'Andrada, et en 1774, 1784, et 1785, par Bogle, Turner et Pourunguir, Traduits Par J. P. Parraud et J. B. Billecoq," (Paris (1796).

The more recent books are numerous in extent and wide in their interest. Probably the titles most worthy of mention are the "Mission Pavie Indo-Chine 1879-1895," of which the "Etudes diverses" appeared in three volumes and the “Geographie et voyages" in five; and "Die wissenschaftlichen Ergebnisse der Reise des Grafen Béla Széchenyi in Ostasien, 1877-1880" (Wien, 1893) in three quarto volumes.

AN ADDITION TO THE FREDERICK KEPPEL MEMORIAL

COLLECTION

THE most important gift that has come

to the print division during the past month consists of 125 etchings, lithographs, and original drawings, donated by Mr. David Keppel and Mrs. Frederick Keppel. They form part of the Frederick Keppel Memorial Collection. Small instalments of this collection had reached the Library previously, consisting of a number of interesting working proofs of line engravings by Lecomte, Morghen, Vallot, C. G. Schultz, Bartolozzi, and Burnet, after paintings by various artists, illustrating methods of work in a reproductive medium which once had a great vogue. The larger addition to the collection, just received, embraces modern work, and is of particular importance and value from the fact that the prints are all presentation copies, signed by the artists. That is pretty apt to imply excellence of impression; the rule certainly holds good in the present instance. Furthermore, there are various manuscript notes by the artists or others which add to the interest of the prints. For instance, on a slight sketch of a street scene there appears this penciled note by T. R. Way; "Lithograph by J. M. Whistler, drawn on transfer paper about 1879, transferred to stone

By this gift, a number of gaps are filled in the portfolios of work by Whistler, Félix Buhot, Pennell, Goeneutte, E. Van Muyden, E. Béjot, A. Legros, W. Strang, Storm van 's Gravesande, C. A. Platt, and Cadwallader Washburn, the Pennell prints including a fine set of his twenty "London etchings." Among other names in the list of artists represented are Guerard, F. Jacque, Haden, Meryon, Boilvin, L. Delteil, Sherborn, J. Fullwood, Thomas R. Manley, Peter Moran, L. M. Yale, E. Haskell, and F. Goulding, the famous printer of etchings. The drawings include work by P. Moran, E. Béjot, F. Jacque, Buhot, L. Gautier, Pennell, and the engraver Toschi.

It is gratifying to be able to record this very important accession to the collection of modern work in the print room; it evidences an interest in one phase of the work of the Library, which, it is hoped, may bear further fruit. This likewise seems the time, if any, to recall to mind that there are other lacunæ in the print portfolios of the Library, considerable ones, notably in those devoted to old prints. And in the field of old prints much that is of the best is quite beyond any possible acquisition by purchase, and must come, if at all, through the public-spirited liberality of individuals. Only by such action can the possibilities of usefulness for the print room be more fully realized, and the collection be made worthy of this great city and its increasing number of print lovers.

TRAVELS IN THE UNITED STATES

HON. GEORGE L. RIVES has recently

presented the Library with a valuable and interesting collection of travels in the United States, consisting of over 200 volumes, and covering a period of more than one hundred years, from 1759 to 1862. The earliest travels are those of the good vicar of Greenwich, Rev. Andrew Burnaby, "Travels through the middle settlements in North-America. In the years 1759 and

1760. With observations upon the state of the colonies." 2d ed. London, 1775. The latest travels were made by Sir William Howard Russell, “Bull Run Russell." His book is "My diary North and South," Boston, 1863.

Among the authors are such familiar names as Charles Dickens, Captain Marryatt, Mrs. Trollope (the first edition of "Domestic Manners of the Americans"), Harriet Martineau (her "Retrospect of Western travel" and "Society in America"), William Gilmore Simms, James Kirke Paulding, James Fenimore Cooper, and Benjamin Henry Latrobe, architect of the Capitol at Washington. Among the less familiar names many professions and occupations are represented: the ministry, the law, the army, the navy, the consular service, and students of several of the natural sciences. A prince, Napoléon Achille Murat; a phrenologist, who toured the United States lecturing on phrenology and used his book to advance his readers' knowledge of that subject; and one who proclaims himself "ex-barber to His Majesty, the King of Great Britain" are on the list. They are citizens of many countries: France, Germany, Russia, England, Scotland, the United States itself, and a self-styled "citizen of the world."

The purposes that inspired the books, as stated in their prefaces, vary widely. The main object of one book is "to prove to the people of England, from the example of the United States, that the farther they verge into democratic principles of government...the miseries of the masses will increase, and thereby true liberty will be finally destroyed." Another writer, J. P. Brissot de Warville, in a book published in 1792, announces that his travels were undertaken "to study men who had just acquired their liberty," who might teach the French how to preserve their recently won freedom. Thus America is an example to follow or to shun. Timothy Dwight, President of Yale College, wrote his "Travels in New England and New York," for posterity, that there might be in existence a correct record of the country in his day. Others 'sacrificed their reluctance' and permitted letters that their friends appreciated to be enjoyed by a larger number. Many protest their absolute impartiality. They write because they yearn to tell the truth, correcting the fallacies of earlier authors. A few are the Baedekers of an earlier day, writing for prospective tourists or possible emigrants.

It is interesting to note that, of the printed books listed in the catalogue of the sale, nearly one third were found to be already on the shelves of the Library. Of the remainder, the Library acquired some fifty volumes, of which several are worthy of special mention.

The most important acquisition to the Library from this sale is without doubt the volumes of "Documentos para la historia de Méjico," of which series one, two, and four were purchased to add to the copy of series three already in the Library. How valuable this series is for the student of the history of Mexico may be seen from the contents. The first series, of seven volumes, contains the diary of D. Gregorio de Guijo, a Spanish lawyer residing in Mexico, comprising the years 1648-1664; v. 2 and 3 contain the diary of D. Antonio de Robles, 1665-1703; v. 4, 5, and 6, the diary of D. José Manuel de Castro Santa Anna, from 1752-1758; and v. 7, an anonymous diary from 1776-1798, and the diary of José Gómez, from 17761798. This latter is now the only volume wanting in the set in the Library. The second series, of four volumes, contains a selection of various historical documents, chiefly relating to the tumult of 1624, arising from a dispute between the viceroy of Mexico and the archbishop of that see. The third series, of one volume, the rarest of all, contains a selection of papers on Mexican history, chronology, and astronomy, together with very important material relating to the discovery and history of Texas and New Mexico. The fourth series, of seven volumes, comprises material for the history of Sonora and Sinaloa, of "la Nueva Viscaya," of the missions of California, etc. The entire set of nineteen volumes was published (originally in parts) in Mexico between 1853 and 1857.

Of special interest are several books