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Asia-Pacific in the Making of the Americas: Toward a Global HistoryMain MenuThe Spanish PacificThe China Trade Era19th-Century US PacificTimelineby Andrea LedesmaGalleryCollection of all images, documents, and photos featured on this site.AcknowledgementsCaroline Franka1a5e7e9a2c3dba76ecb2896a93bf66ac8d1635e
"I Have Made Four Voyages to Canton:" Benjamin Bowen Carter, Chinese Bibliophile
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Benjamin Bowen Carter,son of a Providence, Rhode Island, printer, was introduced to the study of languages at an early age, and by the time he was a student at Brown (Class of 1786), he was able to correspond with his classmates in Latin. Carter went on to a training in medicine and became a physician, practicing first in rural Connecticut. Country life evidently did not suit him and he turned to a life at sea as ship's physician and supercargo. He made four voyages to China in the early 19th century, spending a few year's residence in Canton, where he established a claim to being the first American to learn Chinese.
12016-02-26T12:37:37-08:00Julie Yueb0883442819b50853d3371115e08a855debf24bbRisk and Reward1plain2016-02-26T12:37:37-08:00Caroline Franka1a5e7e9a2c3dba76ecb2896a93bf66ac8d1635e
12016-02-26T12:37:32-08:00Julie Yueb0883442819b50853d3371115e08a855debf24bbAn Appeal to the Mandarins1plain2016-02-26T12:37:33-08:00Julie Yueb0883442819b50853d3371115e08a855debf24bb
12016-02-26T12:37:34-08:00Julie Yueb0883442819b50853d3371115e08a855debf24bbFor Want of an Interpreter1plain2016-02-26T12:37:34-08:00Julie Yueb0883442819b50853d3371115e08a855debf24bb
12016-02-26T12:37:38-08:00Julie Yueb0883442819b50853d3371115e08a855debf24bbThe Historical Situation of the Observer1plain2016-02-26T12:37:38-08:00Julie Yueb0883442819b50853d3371115e08a855debf24bb
