NIEUHOF, Joan. - Xantsui.

Amsterdam, Wolfgang, Waasberge, Boom, Van Someren & Goethals, 1693. Engraving depicting view of landscape, with the city of Xantsui (Sanshui, Guangdong) with its ramparts. With nice title cartouche. Ca.19 x 31 cm. From: Het gezantschap der Neêrlandtsche Oost-Indische Compagnie, aan den grooten Tartarischen Cham, den tegenwoordigen keizer van China. - Joan Nieuhof (1618-1672) was a servant of the East India Company (VOC). The illustrations of Nieuhof's embassy to Peking were one inspiration for chinoiserie which became especially popular in the 18th century. Many artists and architects based their designs on his pictures. Landwehr, VOC, 539.

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