Copper-engraved map. 43.5x52 cm (17¼x22¾"). Important map of China from the first Dutch description of the Chinese Empire and one of the few non-Jesuit sources on China of this period. Nieuhoff was the official chronicler and draughtsman for the first embassy to China by the Dutch East India Company (VOC). His record of the trip became the most important source of information about China for Europe in the 17th century. The map itself is nearly void of details, as the embassy was not allowed to venture into the interior. The map extends to include Korea, Japan and Formosa, none of which are detailed.
Copper-engraved map. 43.5x52 cm (17¼x22¾"). Important map of China from the first Dutch description of the Chinese Empire and one of the few non-Jesuit sources on China of this period. Nieuhoff was the official chronicler and draughtsman for the first embassy to China by the Dutch East India Company (VOC). His record of the trip became the most important source of information about China for Europe in the 17th century. The map itself is nearly void of details, as the embassy was not allowed to venture into the interior. The map extends to include Korea, Japan and Formosa, none of which are detailed.
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