China monumentis, qua sacris qua profanis, nec non variis naturae & artis spectaculis, aliarumque rerum memorabilium argumentis illustrata, engraved vignette on title, additional engraved title incorporating a map of China, engraved portrait of the author, 2 folding maps, 23 plates (several folding, a few shaved within platemark but not touching text), large engraved illustrations in the text, all plates laid on linen, leaf M4 torn with small repair, light dampstaining to approximately 20 leaves, calf antique, gilt spine, red edges, some abrasions to sides [Cordier Sinica 26; Löwendahl 133], folio (310 x 190mm.), Amsterdam, J. à Meurs, 1667

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A counterfeit edition, printed in the same year as the first edition by Johannes Janssonius, with "some omissions and alterations to the text" (Löwendahl, who described it as "one of the most influential books in shaping the European conception of China in its day"). It includes material supplied by Michael Boym, Martino Martini and other missionaries.

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KIRCHER (ATHANASIUS) China monumentis, qua sacris qua profanis, nec non variis naturae & artis spectaculis, aliarumque rerum memorabilium argumentis illustrata, Amsterdam, J. à Meurs, 1667

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