File:1793, A royal scroll from Emperor Cảnh Thịnh of the Tây Sơn rulers (1772-1802) to welcome Lord McCartney, the head of the British diplomatic and commercial mission to China.png

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English: Vietnamese imperial scroll, 1793. British Library, Or. 14817/B The content of the first scroll reveals that it was issued by Emperor Cảnh Thịnh on 1st May 1793 to Lord McCartney, the head of the British diplomatic and commercial mission to China in 1792. In 1793 the McCartney Mission, headed by Lord McCartney, was on its way to China to establish commercial relations between Britain and China, when it was struck by storm off the coast of Central Vietnam. Lord McCartney sent a delegation to the Emperor seeking help and provisions. In return, the Emperor provided rice and other food and sent this scroll to welcome the mission.
Date 2016-06-07, 15:45
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https://blogs.bl.uk/asian-and-african/2016/06/imperial-vietnamese-scrolls-in-the-british-library.html
Author Nguyễn Quang Toản, third emperor of Tây Sơn
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