Beschryving Des Keizerryks Van Taising Of Sina: Vertoont in de Benaming, Grens-palen, Steden, Stroomen, Bergen ... Tale, Letteren, &c. ; Verciert met verscheide Koopere Plaeten
Dapper's 1670 Dutch-language description of the Chinese empire, published in Amsterdam and written for Dutch readers interested in geography, customs and language, is illustrated with copperplate engravings. The four pictures mix European-style scenes of robed figures, a bridge and a procession with Chinese deities and temple-like architecture, drawn in fine engraved line with dense hatching and strong contrast that a designer could draw on for seventeenth-century travel-book imagery.
