Map of China Size:Standard: 6 x 4in A bottle has tipped over

A bottle has tipped over in the foreground spilling drink

'Explanation of Plate VI'

It was known as Turret House

provided water to several Parisian fountains

Map of China Size:Standard: 6 x 4in A bottle has tipped overMap of China showing the route taken by John Nieuhoff from Canton to Peking (Beijing). Plate opposite page 1 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 the Dutch East India Company. Original: