Views of Asia · 17th century
€ 290
One of a kind: this is the sheet in the photographs. Ships from Langweer, the Netherlands.
Minor fading. Please study image carefully.
Antique print titled 'Hoaigan'. This plate shows a view on the Chinese city of Hoaigan with its rampartss. Several ships are depicted. Behind the city wall a pagoda and palm trees can be seen. This print originates from a German edition of : 'Gezandtschap der Nederlandtsche Oost-Indische Compagnie ... aan den grooten Tartarischen Cham, den tegenwoordigen keizer van China.' (Nieuhof's China expedition from 1655-1657.) by J. Nieuhof. This German edition was published in 1666, a year after the first Dutch edition of 1665. The work was famous for its wealth of engravings, while the text was based on earlier (Jesuit) sources as well.
