'Cotton Tree' mb-height 2280 The new hall by Thomas

The new hall by Thomas Holden replaced the Elizabethan building which was in use until 1748

'The Motion'

The plate is inscribed below: 'Plate VII

Original is oil on canvas 89x76

asks Palmerston to pack his hobby horse

'Cotton Tree' mb-height 2280 The new hall by ThomasBotanical study of the cotton tree. Figures can be seen in the background harvesting the crop. Plate from the book An embassy from the East India Company of the United Provinces to the Grand Tartar Cham, Emperour of China., by John Nieuhoff (London, 1669). John Nieuhoff (1618 1672), Dutch traveller, was appointed steward of the mission to China under Peter van Goyer and Jacob van Keyser, ambassadors of the Dutch East India Company. Original: