Lot 313

Nieuhof, John





Rare Books, Maps & Manuscripts
Auction: 15 January 2014 at 11:00 GMT
£2,375
Description
An embassy from the East-India Company of the United Provinces to the grand Tartar Cham emperour of China... London: John Macock, 1669. Folio, engraved title, printed title in red and black, double-page map, 19 (of 20?) plates (including a double-page plan), lacking the portrait, contemporary panelled calf, occasional spotting & staining, slight darkening, a few leaves torn, a couple of small holes with loss of some letters, rust-holes affecting text at p.73, lacks final blank leaf, previously rebacked, very worn, upper cover detached, lower joint split [ESTC R9298]




