'Nutmeg Trees' Size:L: 75 x 50cm possibly in Lewisham

possibly in Lewisham

The passage to the left and the tented roof prevented visitors from seeing the panorama as they entered

with two details on the right

25th May 1972

'Nutmeg Trees' Size:L: 75 x 50cm possibly in LewishamBotanical study of the nutmeg tree. Figures can be seen in the background walking amongst further nutmeg trees against a mountainous backdrop. Plate from the book An embassy from the East India Company of the United Provinces to the Grand Tartar Cham, Emperour of China., by John Nieuhoff (London, 1669). John Nieuhoff (1618 1672), Dutch traveller, was appointed steward of the mission to China under Peter van Goyer and Jacob van Keyser, ambassadors of