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St John's College : Almanac of the thirtieth year [1676] of Yongli reign era of the Ming dynasty

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<p style='text-align: justify;'>This almanac of 1676, published in Taiwan in 1675, was given to John Dacres an English merchant of the East India Company by 鄭經 Zheng Jing (1642-1681, son of 鄭成功 Zheng Chenggong) the ruler of Taiwan who claimed loyalty to the defunct Ming dynasty. The Yongli reign era normally is dated as 1647-1661, but here is extended considerably longer.</p>

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Almanac of the thirtieth year [1676] of Yongli reign era of the Ming dynasty (S.14)

This almanac of 1676, published in Taiwan in 1675, was given to John Dacres an English merchant of the East India Company by 鄭經 Zheng Jing (1642-1681, son of 鄭成功 Zheng Chenggong) the ruler of Taiwan who claimed loyalty to the defunct Ming dynasty. The Yongli reign era normally is dated as 1647-1661, but here is extended considerably longer.

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  • Physical Location: St John's College Library
  • Classmark: S.14
  • Alternative Title(s): Daming yongli sanshinian suici bingchen datongli. 1675.
  • Uniform Title: 大明永曆三十年歲次丙辰大統曆
  • Subject(s): Almanacs, Chinese
  • Origin Place: Taiwan
  • Date of Creation: 1675
  • Language(s): Chinese
  • Former Owner(s): Dacres, John
  • Extent: Wood-block print in blue ink. One fascicle.
  • Material: Paper
  • Format: Codex
  • Provenance: Inscription on title-page: "Anno Domini / 1676 / This Almanack was given to Mr. John Dacres / merchant in ye East Indys by / Pun Poin, then King of Tyon."
  • Author(s) of the Record: Kathryn McKee, ZHENG Cheng, and Janet Chow

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    Information about this document

    • Physical Location: St John's College Library
    • Classmark: S.14
    • Alternative Title(s): Daming yongli sanshinian suici bingchen datongli. 1675.
    • Uniform Title: 大明永曆三十年歲次丙辰大統曆
    • Subject(s): Almanacs, Chinese
    • Origin Place: Taiwan
    • Date of Creation: 1675
    • Language(s): Chinese
    • Former Owner(s): Dacres, John
    • Extent: Wood-block print in blue ink. One fascicle.
    • Material: Paper
    • Format: Codex
    • Provenance: Inscription on title-page: "Anno Domini / 1676 / This Almanack was given to Mr. John Dacres / merchant in ye East Indys by / Pun Poin, then King of Tyon."
    • Author(s) of the Record: Kathryn McKee, ZHENG Cheng, and Janet Chow
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