BG-09073

Antique Print of a Clove Tree by Nieuhof (1659)

  • Condition: Good, general age-related toning. Minor wear, blank verso. English text page attached. Please study image carefully.
  • Date: 1659
  • Overall size: 20 x 31 cm.
  • Image size: 18 x 29 cm.
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.. Antique Print of a Clove Tree by Nieuhof (1659)

Description: Antique print titled 'Clove Tree'. Copper engraving of a clove tree. This print originates from 'Voyages and Travels to the East-Indies' by J. Nieuhof. 

Artists and Engravers: Johan / Jan / Johannes Nieuhof / Nieuhoff / Neuhof (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, which enabled him to become an authoritative Western writer on China.