78 3050 China Dapper O
78 3050 China  Dapper O
78 3050 China  Dapper O
78 3050 China  Dapper O
78 3050 China  Dapper O
78/3050 [China]. Dapper, O. Gedenkwaerdig Bedryf der Nederlandsche Oost-Indische Maetschappye, op de Kuste en in het Keizerrijk van Taising of Sina (...). Beneffens een Beschryving van geheel Sina. Amst., J. van Meurs, 1670, 2 parts in 1 vol., (8),504,(6); (2),263,(1)p., engr. frontisp., 1 double-p. sea-chart, 31 (of 32) double-p./ fold. and 6 single-p. plates, 57 half-p. textills.,19th cent. hcalf, folio.

- Lacks 1 plate (depicting trees) in the second part; blank outer margin of the frontisp. renewed and a repaired tear; index leaves and title-p. of second part browned.

= Landwehr, VOC 544; Tiele 304; Cordier, Sinica 2348 and 27; Lipperheide Le4; Lust 507. The first edition, describing the 2nd and 3rd embassies of the VOC to China, with accounts of the events on Formosa and a description of China. The second part in second issue with the 4 folding plates with reproductions of Chinese illustrations, always lacking in the first issue. The plates and illustrations show a great variety of (large) town views, architecture, customs, natural history etc.

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