Lot #907 - Mr Medhurst In Conversation With Choo-Tih Lang, Attended By A Malay Boy
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Auction House:Leski Auctions
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Sale Name:Australian & Historical
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Sale Date:03 Dec 2022 ~ Session 1 (Lots 1 - 670) 10am (AEDT)
04 Dec 2022 ~ Session 2 (Lots 671 - 1277) 10am (AEDT) -
Lot #:907
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Lot Description:Mr Medhurst In Conversation With Choo-Tih Lang, Attended By A Malay Boy
1838 Baxter colour patent print, annotated in pencil on mount verso, Annotations include “George Baxter, Missions in China”. Published in 1838. Mr Medhurst was a missionary for the L.M.S. in China for 20 years. Choo-Tih-Lang was his translator.”
13.1 x 10.6cm (image) -
Notes:Walter Henry Medhurst (1796–1857), an English Congregationalist missionary to China, was one of the early translators of the Bible into the Chinese language (Mandarin).
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Estimate:A$200 - 300
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Realised Price:
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Category:Books & Manuscripts
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