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Japan: 'Imperium Japonicum', a map of the Japanese empire by Engelbert Kaempfer, c. 1727

Engelbert Kaempfer (September 16, 1651 November 2, 1716) was a German naturalist, physician, and writer known for his tour of Russia, Persia, India, South-East Asia, and Japan between 1683 and 1693.<br/><br/>. He wrote two books about his travels. <i>Amoenitatum Exoticarum</i>, published in 1712, is important for its medical observations and the first extensive description of Japanese plants (Flora Japonica). His <i>History of Japan</i>, published posthumously in 1727, was the chief source of Western knowledge about the country throughout the 18th and mid-19th centuries when it was closed to foreigners.
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Japan: 'Imperium Japonicum', a map of the Japanese empire by Engelbert Kaempfer, c. 1727
Engelbert Kaempfer (September 16, 1651 November 2, 1716) was a German naturalist, physician, and writer known for his tour of Russia, Persia, India, South-East Asia, and Japan between 1683 and 1693.

. He wrote two books about his travels. Amoenitatum Exoticarum, published in 1712, is important for its medical observations and the first extensive description of Japanese plants (Flora Japonica). His History of Japan, published posthumously in 1727, was the chief source of Western knowledge about the country throughout the 18th and mid-19th centuries when it was closed to foreigners.
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