Olfert Dapper
Olfert Dapper was a Dutch writer, physician, historian, geographer and physicist (1636–1689). He was born at Amsterdam.
Also recorded as O. Dapper; Olfred Dapper.
Olfert Dapper in brief
- Born
- 1636
- Died
- 1689
- Known for
- writer, physician, historian, geographer and physicist
- Place of birth
- Amsterdam
Contents
Catalogued works
25 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1672 to 1977.
Asia; oder, Genaue und grundliche Beschreibung des gantzen Syrien und Palestins, oder belobten Landes . . ., dated 1681, held by Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 912.63 D23. Description of Africa. Beschrijving des koningrycks van Persie. Umbständliche und eigentliche beschreibung von Asia, in sich haltend die landschafften Mesopotamien, Babylonien, Assyrien, Anatolien oder Klein-Asien. Gedenkwürdige Verrichtung der Niederländischen Ost-Indischen Gesellschaft in dem Käiserreich Taising oder Sina durch ihre zweyte Gesandtschaft an den Vnter-König Singlamong und Feld-Herrn Taising Lipoui. Naukeurige beschryving van Asie, behelsende de gewesten van Mesopotamie, Babylonie, Assyrie, Anatolie of Klein Asie. Beschryving des keizerryks van Taising of Sina, vertoont in de benaming, grens-palen, steden, stroompen, bergen, gewassen, dieren, &c. Naukeurige beschrijvinge der Afrikaensche eylanden. Perigraphē tēs nēsou Samou meta tēs historias autēs syngrapheisa men Phlamandisti. Dissertatio de plantarum vegetatione. Description de l'Afrique. Naukeurige beschrijvinge der Afrikaensche gewesten van Egypten, Barbaryen, Lybien, Bildulgerid, Neroslant, Guinea, Ethiopiën, Abyssinie ... Umbständliche und eigentliche Beschreibung von Africa und denen darzu gehörigen Königreichen und Landschaften ... Historische beschryving der stadt Amsterdam. Naukeurige beschryving van Morea, eertijts Peloponnesus. Naukeurige beschryving der eilanden. Teapot with Landscape, dated early 18th century, porcelain painted with cobalt blue under transparent glaze (jingdezhen ware), held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 2002.447.120a, b. Naukeurige beschrijvinge der Afrikaensche gewesten van Egypten, Barbaryen, Lybien, Biledulgerid, Negroslant, Guinea, Ethiopiën, Abyssinie / [Olfert Dapper]., dated 1676, held by Wellcome Collection. Asia, of naukeurige beschryving van het rijk des grooten Mogols, en een groote gedeelte van Indiën ... Beneffens een volkome beschryving van geheel Persie, Georgie, Mengrelie en andere gebuur-gewesten / [Olfert Dapper]., dated 1672, held by Wellcome Collection. Asia, of naukeurige beschryving van het rijk des grooten mogols, en een groot gedeelte van Indiën ... Beneffens een volkome beschryving van geheel Persie, Georgie, Mengrelie en andere gebuur-gewesten. Vertoont in de benamingen, grens-palen, steden, gewassen, dieren, zeden der inwoonders, drachten, bestiering en gods-dienst ... Beschreven door dr. Olfert Dapper, dated 1672, held by Wellcome Collection. Arabien 1680 : Olfert Dappers Arabienbuch und seine Quellen, geprüft an Nachrichten über Kaffee, Sesam und Träumen / Elfriede Faust., dated 1977, held by Wellcome Collection. Naukeurige beschryving der eilanden, in de Archipel der Middelantsche Zee, en ontrent dezelve, gelegen ... / Door dr. O. Dapper., dated 1688, held by Wellcome Collection. Description exacte des isles de l'Archipel, et de quelques autres adjacentes; dont les principales sont Chypre, Rhodes, Candie, Samos, Chio ... / Traduite du flamand d'O. Dapper., dated 1703, held by Wellcome Collection. Five Egyptian trees with fruit, including the tamarind, mulberry fig and baobab. Line engraving, c. 1676., dated [1676], held by Wellcome Collection. Four Egyptian plants in a landscape, including purging cassia, French jujube or Chinese date, and a taro species. Line engraving, c. 1676., dated [1676], held by Wellcome Collection.
In public collections
Work associated with this heading is recorded in 3 named public collections.
Metropolitan Museum of Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 25 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.
Literature
5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.
Olfert Dapper, Christian-Muslim Relations 1500 - 1900. Olfert Dapper, African Kingdoms, 2017. AFRICA: <i>The Early Cape Hottentots described in the writings of Olfert Dapper (1668), Willem ten Rhyne (1686), and Johannes Gulielmus de Grevenbroek (1695).</i>, American Anthropologist, 1934. Dapper (Dpr)/Frodo, SpringerReference. Dapper wees dapper, de arte, 1969.
Digitised editions and texts
4 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.
Asia; oder, Genaue und grundliche Beschreibung des gantzen Syrien und Palestins, oder belobten Landes . . . (1681) — Internet Archive. Umbständliche Und Eigentliche Beschreibung Von Afrika, Anno 1668 (1668) — Internet Archive. Naukeurige Beschrijving van Gantsch Syrie en Palestijn of Heilige Lant (1677) — Internet Archive. Perigraphē tēs nēsou Samou meta tēs historias autēs syngrapheisa men ... (1871) — Internet Archive.
Scholarly footprint
Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 11 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.
Evidence base
This article draws on 5 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 5 means 5 genuinely separate publishers of record. 13 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.
In detail
the recorded working language is Dutch.
Places of work recorded in the authority are Amsterdam and Africa.
Works named in the authority record are Description of Africa.
Work by Olfert Dapper is recorded in the collections of National Museum of World Cultures and Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Chronology
- 1636Olfert Dapper born at Amsterdam.
- 1668Umbständliche Und Eigentliche Beschreibung Von Afrika, Anno 1668 digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1677Naukeurige Beschrijving van Gantsch Syrie en Palestijn of Heilige Lant digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1681Asia; oder, Genaue und grundliche Beschreibung des gantzen Syrien und Palestins, oder belobten Landes . . . (Metropolitan Museum of Art).
- 1681Asia; oder, Genaue und grundliche Beschreibung des gantzen Syrien und Palestins, oder belobten Landes . . . digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1689Olfert Dapper died at Amsterdam.
Sources
Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.
- 1.
AFRICA: <i>The Early Cape Hottentots described in the writings of Olfert Dapper (1668), Willem ten Rhyne (1686), and Johannes Gulielmus de Grevenbroek (1695).</i>, American Anthropologist, 1934
scholarly publication · Scholarly
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Olfert Dapper, Christian-Muslim Relations 1500 - 1900
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 6.
Open Library author record for Olfert Dapper (Internet Archive), 11 catalogued works.
Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive
Consult the source - 7.
Internet Archive, 4 digitised items catalogued under Olfert Dapper as creator.
digital repository · Unverified
Consult the source - 8.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection records associated with Olfert Dapper (2 objects).
museum collection · Unverified · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Consult the source - 9.
Wellcome Collection catalogue records 25 works naming Olfert Dapper.
museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection
Consult the source - 10.
Wikidata, structured authority record Q2804625: Olfert Dapper
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation
Consult the source - 11.
“Olfert Dapper”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
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