Pulo Tymon

Title

Pulo Tymon

Representation of the mountain Pulo Tymon on the island of Timor, on reverse shows the embassy palce in Cambodia

ca. 1690

Artist

Meurs, van (1619/20-1680)

Jacob van Meurs (1619–1680) was a prominent Dutch bookseller, engraver, and publisher active mainly between 1650 and 1680. Early in his career, he published works on the history of Amsterdam and the Dutch Republic, later specializing successfully in books about China, Japan, Africa, and America. He collaborated with contemporaries such as Johan Nieuhof, Olfert Dapper, and Arnoldus Montanus, becoming a leading publisher of works on the non-European world from 1660 to 1680. His books were known for their elaborate illustrations of exotic peoples and places. Key publications include Het Gezantschap der Neêrlandtsche Oost-Indische Compagnie (1665) by Nieuhof, China monumentis (1667) by Athanasius Kircher, Olfert Dapper’s description of Africa (1668), works on Japan (1669), and further descriptions of China (1670). Van Meurs responded to the strong demand for comprehensive accounts of distant colonies and lands.