vni EDITOR'S PREFACE. 



'.'was a pupil of the great Linn^us, whofc 

 name alone is a fufficient encomium. He fol 



' lowed punctually and literally the rules pre- 

 icribed by his excellent tutor in his lnjlruftb 

 Vercgrinatorh. Nothing efcaped the atten- 

 tion of Mr. Osbeck. The hi (lory, the anti- 

 quities, the religion, the manners, the dreis, 

 tfce character, the policy, the government, the 

 military and civil eftablifhments of the coun- 

 try, were equally objects of his attention ; and 

 rvhat is very remarkable, and will of courle 

 prejudice this nation in favour of our author, 

 is, that we find the judgment of Lord Anson 

 about the Chinefe confirmed and juftified in 

 his obfervations on the character of that na- 

 tion. 



The merchant will find a minute and ac- 

 curate account of many commodities brought 

 from the Eaft, with an exact delineation of 

 the whole commerce of China, The cecono- 

 miit and hufbandman will find many ufeful 

 and agreeable remarks in Mr. Osbeck's and 

 Mr. Eckeberg's accounts, which might be 

 cfonfidefed as good hints even in this country, 



where 



