1665 · Copper engraving in a travel account
The interior of the Imperial Court
After Johan Nieuhof; engraved and published by Jacob van Meurs
Why it matters
Nieuhof's account converted a diplomatic journey into a reproducible visual archive. The numbered scene claims documentary precision, yet the publisher's workshop strengthened symmetry, spectacle, and familiar ideas of an exotic court for European buyers.
- Publication
- Het gezantschap der Neêrlandtsche Oost-Indische Compagnie
- Holding institution
- Maastricht University Library
- Shelfmark
- MU RAA 452
Nieuhof, Johan, and Jacob van Meurs. 't Keysers Hof van binnen, in Het gezantschap der Neêrlandtsche Oost-Indische Compagnie. Amsterdam, 1665. Maastricht University Library, MU RAA 452.
