III. The Author's departure from Juthia, down the River Meinam to the harbour, and from thence to Japan, IV. Of the Empire of Japan in general, as to its situation and the largeness of its several Islands, V. The Division and Sub-division of the Empire of Japan. I. Names of the Gods, Demi-Gods and Emperors, who are mention'd in the Japanese Histories, as the first Monarchs and Governors of that Empire, II. Of the Ecclesiastical Hereditary Emperors of Japan in general, of their Succession, Residence and Court; as also of the Chronology of the Japanese, - III. Of the Ecclesiastical Hereditary Emperors in particular, IV. Of the Ecclesiastical Hereditary Emperors, who liv'd and govern'd with an unlimited Authority, from the Birth of our Saviour to Joritomo, the first Secular Monarch, V. Of the Ecclesiastical Hereditary Emperors, who liv'd after THE ILLUSTRATIONS FIG. Sir Hans Sloane, From the Portrait by Stephen Slaughter in the 1. Facsimile of the Engraved Title Page, PAGE Frontispiece lii 2. Facsimile of the Printed Title Page, lxviii 3. A Curious Star-fish with nine rays, 13 4. A Prow or boat such as the Siamites use at their funerals, 23 5. A Prow or boat such as the Siamites use at their funerals, 25 6. The Boat on board which were carried the letters for the King, 27 43 7. The plan of Juthia, the capital of Siam, 8. The plan of the Royal Palace of Siam, 9. An inhabited Boat of the Siamites, 10. An inhabited Boat of the Siamites, 11. An inhabited Boat of the Siamites, 12. A view of the river Meinam, 13. The Pyramid Pukathon near Juthia, 14. A view of the two Courts of Berklam's Temple. A large 15. A view of the Temple of the Siamites, 45 50 51 51 53 54 Mon 56 56 18. A Pyramid such as the Siamites commonly place about their Temples, 19. A large Pyramid in the second Court of Berklam's Temple, 20. A sort of an Altar, with a cup or pot at the top, 21. A Pyramid such as the Siamites commonly place about their Temples, 22. A Pyramid called Pra Pian, 23. A Pyramid called Pra Tsiebi, 24. A Map of the course of the river Meinam, 60 61 63 63 65 65 77 25. Kirin, a chimerical Animal as represented by the Chinese, 191 32. Foo, a chimerical Bird of Paradise, as figured by the 38. Sebi, a sort of beetle. San-mio, a sort of Spanish-flies, 212 |