Description

Description: This print originates from: a Dutch edition (‘Het Gezantschap der Neerlandtsche Oost-Indische Compagnie…’) or Johan Nieuhof’s famous travel account to China.

Artists and Engravers: Engraver unknown. Original painting or design by: Johan Nieuhof. Published by Jacob van Meurs in 1665. Johannes Nieuhof (1618-1672) was a Dutch traveler who wrote about his journeys to Brazil, China and India. The most famous of these was a trip of 2,400 km from Canton to Peking in 1655-1657 as part of a Dutch envoy, which enabled him to become an authoritative Western writer on China.

Image: c. 16 x 10,5 cm.

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