1665 Nieuhof Antique Print Imperial Palace Peking or the Forbidden City, Beijing Original Art In 1474 the new Duke

In 1474 the new Duke of Medina Sidonia sold Gibraltar to a group of Jewish conversos from Cordova and Seville led by Pedro de Herrera in exchange for maintaining the garrison of the town for two years

Athanasius Kircher and by Johann Michael Vansleb

Those that did not convert left for North Africa

As he aged

350 conversos were expelled by the Duke

1665 Nieuhof Antique Print Imperial Palace Peking or the Forbidden City, Beijing Original Art In 1474 the new DukeTitle : Platte Grondt van Skeyers Hof in Pekin; Forme de la Cour Imperiale de Peking Ref #: 17055 Size: 15in x 12 1 2in (380mm x 310mm) Date : 1665 Condition: (A+) Fine Condition Description: This original copper plate engraved antique print a birds eye view of the Imperial Palace & extensive gardens in Peking, now Beijing, or the Forbidden City by Johan Nieuhof was published by Jacob van Meurs in the 1665 edition of LAmbassade de la Compagnie