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Auction 192, Lot 623
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"Xaocheu ou Sucheu, Ville de la Chine", Aa, Pieter van der

Subject: Shaoguan, China

Period: 1730 (circa)

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Color: Hand Color

Size:
12.4 x 7.8 inches
31.5 x 19.8 cm
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This is a lovely panoramic view of the city of Shaoguan based on the drawings of Johann Nieuhoff, the official chronicler and draughtsman for the first embassy to China by the Dutch East India Company (VOC), then at the height of its power. His record of the trip became the most important source of information about China for Europe in the 17th century.

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Condition: B+

A sharp impression on a sheet with a Strasbourg Lily watermark, light soiling along the edges of the sheet, and a dampstain at bottom left. Trimmed close to neatline on three sides.

Estimate: $110 - $140

Sold for: $80

Closed on 4/26/2023

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