Arnoldus Montanus was a Jesuit priest, based in Amsterdam

Arnoldus Montanus was a Jesuit priest, based in Amsterdam, who published a series of travel/voyage books based mainly on the reports from his fellow Jesuits in their travels around the world. Most were based on continents (Asia, Africa, America) but others were more concentrated (Mesopotamia, China, Japan, Persia, Syria & Palestine). Many of these books were translated into German from the original Dutch by Dr Olfert Dapper. This fascinating engraving comes from the 1688 edition of the volume on Africa.