Johan Nieuhof
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1618 – 1672
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Who was Johan Nieuhof?
Johan Nieuhof was a Dutch traveler who wrote about his journeys to Brazil, China and India. The most famous of these was a trip of 2,400 km 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.
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- Born
- Jul 22, 1618
Uelsen - Also known as
- Johannes Nieuhof
- Nationality
- Netherlands
- Died
- Oct 8, 1672
Madagascar
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on July 23, 2013
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