John Nieuhoff (1618-1672) was a Dutch traveller and explorer who spent most of his life abroad and compiled a remarkable set of works detailing his experiences traveling through Asia, including in an embassy to China and for long periods of time in India and southeast Asia.

This page comes from his work, first published in English in 1703, entitled: Voyages and travels, into Brasil, and the East-Indies : containing an exact description of the Dutch Brasil, and divers parts of the East-Indies; their provinces, cities, living creatures, and products: the manners, customs, habits, and religion of the inhabitants: with a most particular account of all the remarkable passages that happened during the author's stay of nine years in Brasil; especially, in relation to the revolt of the Portugueses, and the Intestine War carried on there from 1640 to 1649; as also, a most ample description of the most famous city of Batavia, in the East Indies.

If you have been to India and have experienced, either first-hand or second-hand, the widespread habit of chewing betel leaves and areka nut, you will find both the image and the written description accompanying it quite interesting, as I did.  The date "1662" on the page does not indicate when it was printed, but rather when Nieuhoff visited that particular location.

The Stanford University Library has the Nieuhoff English-language volumes in its Renaissance Exploration Map Collection.  If you scroll through the digital images of the pages of Volume II you will find this very page displayed.

This page is from my personal collection which I am beginning to sell off.  Unless noted otherwise in the description, the prints, art and other items that I sell are not "reproductions".  Please check my other listings for additional items of interest.  I will combine shipping.