Athanasii Kircheri e Soc. Jesu China monumentis, qua sacris qua profanis, nec non variis naturæ & artis spectaculis, aliarumque rerum memorabilium argumentis illustrata, auspiciis Leopoldi Primi, Roman. imper semper Augusti
Athanasius Kircher's China Illustrata, a Latin folio published by Jacob van Meurs in Amsterdam in 1667, presents Jesuit observations of China through engraved plates on monuments, customs, and natural wonders for a learned European readership. The four plates shown range from a baroque ornamental cartouche and a costumed Chinese figure to rows of ethnic costume types and a mountain arch with a Latin inscription, offering designers dense engraved ornament, decorative costume reference, and fine linework.
