Map of Hocsieu, China
Meurs, Jacob van
Map of Hocsieu (China) taken from the Atlas van der Hagen, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, The Hague, part 4.
Top left notes to the letters (A-D) in English and Dutch.
Dr. Olfer Dapper (1636-1689) published a large number of books after 1663. He wrote a history of the city of Amsterdam and furnished the first Dutch translation of Herodotus. Dapper was however best known for his many descriptions of foreign lands, which he compiled from various sources without ever having seen the countries in question. This city view of Hochsieu comes from a description of the Chinese Empire.
A black and white version of this image is to be found at Koninklijke Bibliotheek, inv.nr. 388 A 5 part 1, after p. 204. This picture is missing the English caption and the English-language key.
Pieter van Hoorn's journey to the emperor's court in China took place in 1666-1668.
Cf. Koninklijke Bibliotheek, The Hague, inv. nr. 693 C 6 part VII op. p. 109, inv. nr. 3032 B 13, op. p. 33 and inv. nr. 388 A 5 part I, after p. 204.
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