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
Abstract/Contents
- Table of contents
- Map 1. A description of China / taken by the author Mr. Iohn Neuhoff in his journeys with the Batavian ambassadours, from Canton to the Emperours court at Peking ; W. Hollar fecit -- Map 2. The groundplot & forme of ye palace or imperial court in Peking / W. Hollar fecit, 1669 -- Map 3. The city of Batavia -- Map 4. The castle of Batavia -- Map 5. Paulo Tymon -- Map 6. Makou -- Map 7. Heytamon -- Map 8. The groundplat of Kanton -- Map 9. Kanton -- Map 10. A royal feast fo entertainment of the ambassadors without the Citly at Canton -- Map 11. Sahu -- Map 12. Xantsin -- Map 13. Mountaines of Sang-Won-Hab -- Map 14. Mongley -- Map 15. Suchu -- Map 16. Suytjeen -- Map 17. Nangan -- Map 18. Kinnungam -- Map 19. Ucienjen -- Map 20. Hukoen or Hukeu -- Map 21. Anhing -- Map 22. Ufu -- Map 23. Pagode or Temple of Paolinx -- Map 24. Nanking -- Map 25. Jejenienen -- Map 26. Jamcefu -- Map 27. Paoing -- Map 28. Siampu -- Map 29. Jaxhinno -- Map 30. Tuncham -- Map 31. Teywanmiao -- Map 32. Xantsui -- Map 33. The bridg from mountaine to mountaine in the Provence of Xensi, called the Flying Bridge -- Map 34. Tonnau -- Map 35. Sinkicien -- Map 36. Single -- Map 37. Tiencienwey -- Map 38. Peking -- Map 39. Prospect of ye inner court of the Emperours Palace at Pekin / W. Hollar f. -- Map 40. Kiangsi -- Map 41. Namhung -- Map 42. Faesan -- Map 43. Lantam
Description
| Alternative title | Embassy to the Emperor of China, Nieuhof - Ogilby, 1673 |
|---|---|
| Uniform title | Ogilby, John, 1600-1676. Embassy to China |
| Type of resource | cartographic |
| Form | electronic; computer; online resource |
| Extent | 1 atlas ([4] pages, [2] leaves, 431, [3] pages, [17] leaves of plates, [2] double leaves of plates : 70 illustrations, 43 maps, including 2 double (engravings) ; 43 cm (fol.) |
| Place | England |
| Place | London |
| Publisher | printed by the author at his house in White-Friers |
| Publication date | 1673; MDCLXXIII [1673] |
| Issuance | monographic |
| Edition | The second edition |
| Language | English |
| Map data | Scales differ ; cE 73°29'00"--E 134°46'00"/N 53°33'00"--N 14°54'00"). |
Creators/Contributors
| Author | Ogilby, John, 1600-1676 |
|---|---|
| Associated with | Nieuhof, Johannes, 1618-1672 |
| Associated with | Goyer, Pieter de. |
| Associated with | Keizer, Jacob de. |
| Associated with | Kircher, Athanasius, 1602-1680 |
| Engraver | Hollar, Wenceslaus, 1607-1677 |
Subjects
| Subject | Asia > Maps > Early works to 1800 |
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| Subject | China > Maps > Early works to 1800 |
| Subject | Taiwan > Maps > Early works to 1800 |
| Subject | Japan > Maps > Early works to 1800 |
| Genre | Atlas |
| Genre | Cartographic image-cri |
Bibliographic information
| Statement of responsibility | 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. |
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| Note | Relief shown pictorially. |
| Note | Latitudinal lines along margins of maps. |
| Note | Leather binding. |
| Note | Marbled fore-edges. |
| Note | First 4 and last 3 pages blank (included in page description). |
| Note | Engraved frontispiece with Chinese figures: An embassy sent by the East-India Company, of the United Provinces to the Grand Tartar Cham or emperour of China, delivered at Pekin by Peter de Goyer, and Iacob de Keyzer, a° 1655 / W. Hollar fecit, 1668. |
| Note | Title page printed in both black and red. |
| Note | Extensive text, including descriptions of illustrations and maps. |
| Note | Engraved head and tail-pieces throughout. |
| Note | Decorative banners (some containing dedications) and cartouches, coats of arms, bar scales, indexes. |
| Note | Maps show topography, vegetation, waterways, shoals, routes. |
| Note | Illustrations of topography, architecture, figures, flora and fauna, ships. |
| Note | Illustrations of notable places (e.g. "Triumphal Arch," page 38), people (e.g. "Tartarians," 254), cultural customs (e.g. "Chinese comediants," 159), plants (e.g. "Ginger," 214), and animals (e.g. "A flying fish," 138). |
| Note | Portraits, e.g. "P. Adam Schaliger A German, Mandarin of ye first order," after page 68. |
| Note | Map 1 shows eastern China, the "Eastern Ocean," and Japan. |
| Note | Maps 2-43 are views, including bird's eye. |
| Language | Latin dedication on Map 1. |
| Local note | This copy has pencil inscription inside front cover: 39A; 2 inscriptions on title page, both dated 1898; notations inside back cover. |
| Local note | Page 295 misprinted as 285. |
| Referenced by |
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| Location | electronic resource |
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