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Johan Nieuhof (b. Uelsen 1618, d. Madagascar 1672)
L'Ambassade de la Compagnie Orientale des Provinces Unies vers l'Empereur de la Chine, ou Grand Cam de Tartarie, Faite par les Srs. Pierre de Goyer, & Jacob de Keyser, Illustree d'une tres-exacte Description des Villes, Bourgs, Villages, Ports de Mers, & Autres Lieux plus Considerables de la Chine [...]. 2 parts in one volume. Leiden: Jacob de Meurs 1665. Folio. 38×24,5 cm. Complete with engraved frontispiece, portrait and map + 34 double-page plates, 110 engraved vignettes. Bound in cont. full vellum with calligraphed title on spine.
The book was first published in Dutch in 1665 by Johan's brother Hendrik and the Amsterdam based publisher and printer Jacob van Meurs. The publication was successful, several edited editions followed, geared towards commercial interests, also translated into French, German, Latin and eventually into English.
Provenance: With the book plate of Carl Juel (1706–1767), Valdemar's Castle, Tåsinge.
Books from Valdemar's Castle, 30 November 2022