An embassy from the East-India Company of the United Provinces, to the Grand Tartar Cham Emperor of China, . deliver'd by their excellencies Peter de Goyer and Jacob de Keyzer, at his imperial city of Peking. Wherein the cities, towns, villages, ports, rivers, &c. in their passages from Canton to Peking, are ingeniously describ'd, by Mr. John Nieuhoff, steward to the ambassadors. Also an epistle of Father John Adams their antagonist, concerning the whole negotiation. With an appendix of several remarks taken out of Father Athanasius Kircher. English'd, and set forth with their several sculptures, by John Ogilby Esq; His Majesties cosmographer, geographick printer, and master of the revels in the kingdom of Ireland.
Johannes Nieuhof (1618-1672)
Category
Books
Date
1673
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 3050717
Summary
Bibliographic description
[2],431,[1]p., [20] leaves of plates (some folded) . ill.., maps, plans . fol... Imperfect: wanting added engraved title page and a number of plates (there are [15] leaves of plates in this copy, 2 of which are double leaves). Engraved head-piece on p. 45 has been cut-out. Identified in 1768 catalogue: G.4 (3 in later hand).. Provenance: Bookplate (pasted over earlier plate): George Harry Grey (1737-1819) after 1768; anonymous armorial variant 2. Franks 12841.. Binding: 17th century sprinkled calf binding (worn); gold-tooled spine (faded), with red title label: 'Ogilby China vol. 1'. Red and brown sprinkled edges.
Makers and roles
Johannes Nieuhof (1618-1672) Wenceslaus Hollar (Prague 1607 - London 1677) Athanasius Kircher (1602-1680) John Ogilby (1600-1676) Johann Adam Schall von Bell (1592-1666) Nederlandsche Oost-Indische Compagnie