Title
Toonneel van China by Athanasius Kircher, translated by Mennonite Jan Hendrik Glazemaker
Year/Period
1668
Region
China. Published in Amsterdam.
Object Type
Material
Dimension
Object size: 36.4 x 24 x 4.2 cm
Accession No.
2015-00192
Collection of
This book is a first edition, Dutch translation of the monumental work China Illustrata, written and illustrated by Athanasius Kircher (1602–1680) in 1667. The text is accompanied by engravings, maps, and illustrations of plants and fruits. Athanasius Kircher was a German Jesuit scholar. This book is an early record of European knowledge of China.