Bamboes [Bamboo] Finish:none Taking part in the Silverstone

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Bamboes [Bamboo] Finish:none Taking part in the SilverstoneBotanical study of bamboo. Birds can be seen in the foreground and a pagoda in the background. 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 the Dutch East India Company. Original: