St John's College : Almanac of the thirtieth year [1676] of Yongli reign era of the Ming dynasty
St John's College
<p style='text-align: justify;'>This almanac of 1676, published in Taiwan in 1675, was given to John Dacres an English merchant of the East India Company by 鄭經 Zheng Jing (1642-1681, son of 鄭成功 Zheng Chenggong) the ruler of Taiwan who claimed loyalty to the defunct Ming dynasty. The Yongli reign era normally is dated as 1647-1661, but here is extended considerably longer.</p>