'Nutmeg Trees'

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Botanical study of the nutmeg tree. Figures can be seen in the background walking amongst further nutmeg trees against a mountainous backdrop. Plate from the book An embassy from t he East-India Company of the United Provinces to the Grand Tartar Cham, Emperour of China...., by John Nieuhoff (London, 1669). John Nieuhoff (1618-1672), Dutch traveller, was appointed steward of the mission to China under Peter van Goyer and Jacob van Keyser, ambassadors of the Dutch East India Company.Original: copperplate etching. 1699 Show more