Description:
"Ensign?s Robert Lester?s account of his embassy to Ava in 1757 was originally
published in Alexander Dalrymple?s Oriental Repertory. It provides one of the few
first-hand accounts of Alaung-hpaya and thus remains a valuable source on the
reign and the beginnings of the Kon-baung Dynasty. Dalrymple?s italicization has
been removed and dates have been expanded to include the month and year in
order to avoid confusion.
M. W. C....
[Begins with an opening letter from Thomas Newton to Robert Lester dated 24
June 1757]
Source/publisher:
SOAS Bulletin of Burma Research, Vol. 3, No. 1, Spring 2005
Date of Publication:
1757-08-00
Date of entry:
2010-10-03
Grouping:
- Individual Documents
Category:
Language:
English