Johan Nieuhof

Johan Nieuhof (22 July 1618 in Uelsen – 8 October 1672 in Madagascar) was a Dutch traveler who wrote about his journeys to Brazil, China^[1] and India. The most famous of these was a trip of 2,400 kilometers (1,500 mi) from Canton to Peking in 1655-1657, which enabled him to become an authoritative Western writer on China. He wrote An embassy from the East-India Company containing the written account of this journey.

^ Donald F. Lach; Edwin J. Van Kley (1 December 1998). Asia in the Making of Europe, Volume III: A Century of Advance. Book 4: East Asia. University of Chicago Press. pp. 1689–. ISBN 978-0-226-46769-6.

[LachKley1998-1] Donald F. Lach; Edwin J. Van Kley (1 December 1998). Asia in the Making of Europe, Volume III: A Century of Advance. Book 4: East Asia. University of Chicago Press. pp. 1689–. ISBN 978-0-226-46769-6.

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