Antique Print of the City of Kiangsi China by J. Nieuhof, 1666

€ 310

One of a kind: this is the sheet in the photographs. Ships from Langweer, the Netherlands.

Date: 1666
Sheet size: 24 × 36.6 cm (9.4 × 14.4 in)
Condition: Good
Reference: BGI-00510

Condition

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About this sheet

Antique print titled 'Kiangsi'. This plate shows a view on the Chinese city of Kiangsi with its ramparts. Behind the city wall a pagoda can be seen. On the foreground several ships are depicted. 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.