AN EMBASSY FROM THE EAST-INDIA COMPANY OF THE UNITED PROVINCES, TO THE GRAND TARTAR CHAM EMPEROR OF CHINA; DELIVERED 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 DESCRIBED, 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. ENGLISHED AND SET FORTH WITH THEIR SEVERAL SCULPTURES BY JOHN OGILBY. Qing Dynasty, Kangxi period, 1669. London, John Macock, by Jan Nieuhof, first edition, pp.[ii], 1-184, (205)-327, [1,blank]; 18; 106. With double-page map of China and 18 plates only, one double-page, numerous engravings in text, 39 x 25.5 x 4cm. Provenance: from the collection of Francis Fortescue-Turville of Bosworth Hall prior to 1839 [bookplate] 一六六九   《中國圖集，從聯合省東印度公司到中國》 來源：弗朗西斯·弗特斯庫1893年前購置（書牌）。 This important volume marked the first ever major attempt to accurately describe China to a Western audience, following its gradual opening up to foreign trade after the fall of the Ming Dynasty. The book contains an account of the embassy of the Dutch East India Company to the Shunzhi Emperor (1638-1661) and an account of general Chinese customs and occupations. It is notable for its description of tea and also for sparking centuries of interest in Chinese art and culture. *For a full condition report, please contact the department.* *请您联系我们索取品项报告。*