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Nan kang hyen near Kan chew fu from Nieuhof: P.14312-R

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Nan kang hyen near Kan chew fu from Nieuhof

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Parr, Nathaniel
Publisher: Astley, Thomas
Painter: Nieuhof, Johan (After)

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Legal notes

Given by Graham Pollard, 1964

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1964) by Pollard, J. G.

Dating

18th Century
1745 - 1747

Note

A view of this small city on the Yangtze River upriver from Nanjing, after the work of Johan Nieuhof whose 17th century views were amongst the earliest reliable reports of China. Nieuhof was traveling as a member of a Portuguese embassy eager to establish trade relations with China. Plate to John Green's (ed.) "A New General Collection of Voyages and Travels: consisting of the most esteemed relations, which have been hitherto published in any language, comprehending everything remarkable in its kind, in Europe, Asia, Africa and America.", published by Thomas Astley in 1745–1747. Inscriptions on bottom "No 151" and "N Parr Sc" and "Vol. IV Pl 60 P.32".

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.14312-R
Primary reference Number: 206450
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Audit data

Created: Thursday 13 August 2015 Updated: Monday 27 June 2022 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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