Caerte van de Cabo de Bona ESPERANCA And her situation about it, Jacob van Meurs, 1682

The map of cape of good hope and the tafelberg is one of the many illustrations in the travel journal of johan nieuhof, a worldtraveller from amsterdam, which was published in 1655. Nieuhoff accompanied from 1655 to 1658 a delegation of the dutch east india company (voc) to the emperor of china. After his return he had his journals published. The book was one of the great bestsellers of its time. Object Type: map. Date: 1682. Place of creation: Amsterdam. Dimensions: 28 x 36 cm. Medium: copper engraving print. Collection: Koninklijke Bibliotheek. Atlas Van der Hagen-KW1049B13 066-Caerte vande Cabo de Bona ESPERANCA En haer gelegenheyt daer omtrent