- 85
Nieuhoff, J.
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description
- Legatio batavica ad magnum Tartariae Chamum Sungteium, modernum Sinae imperatorem. Historiarum narratione, quae legatis in provinciis Quantung, Kiangsi, Nanking, Xantung, Peking, & aula imperatoriâ. Amsterdam: Jacob Meurs, 1668
- paper
First edition in Latin, folio (310 x 195mm.), engraved additional title, folding map, 35 double-page plates and 109 illustrations in text, contemporary vellum, [Landwehr (VOC) 542; Löwendahl 137; Cordier, Sinica 2346-7], lacks dedication leaves and without the 2 portraits (of Nieuhoff and Colbert) sometimes found in this edition, plates somewhat browned and offset, some text leaves browned or spotted, binding rubbed, rebacked with vellum
Provenance
Robert Coleman Hall Brock, bookplate
Catalogue Note
The text describes the embassy to China undertaken in 1655-1657 by Pieter van Gover and Jacob Keyzer on behalf of the Dutch East India Company. The views include Macau (Aomen), Canton (Guangzhou), Dayu, Ganzhou, Nanchang, Nanjing, Anquing, Wuhu, Yangzhou, landscapes and natural history subjects.