Montanus' work was perhaps the greatest illustrated book on the New World produced in the seventeenth century. It contained over one hundred beautifully engraved plates, views, and maps of North and South America. The plates vividly depict forts, festivals, occupations, Dutch fleets, battles, religious rites, and customs of the native inhabitants. This important work was translated into German by Olivier Dapper, and into English by John Ogilby. Several of the plates were later acquired by Pierre Vander Aa.

Bird's-eye plan of the splendid castle at Osaka with an extensive key at bottom identifying 35 locations. Arnoldus Montanus produced several important geographical works, including this description of Japan, based on information obtained from his close contacts with the Dutch East India Company. His description of various journeys to the court at Edo feature some of the earliest views of Japan. This plan appeared in a Dutch edition in 1669, titled Gedenkwaerdige Gesantschappen der Oost-Indische Maetschappy in't Vereenigde Nederland, aen de Kaisaren van Japan, a German edition in 1670, titled Denckwürdige Gesandtschafften der Ost-Indischen Gesellschaft in den Vereinigten Niederländern an unterschiedliche Keyser von Japan, and a French edition in 1680, titled .

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Condition: A

A crisp impression on a sheet with a jester watermark and a hint of toning.