Author: WERNER
Title: Atlas Des Missions Catholiques 1886
Description: Paris, Bureau des Missions Catholiques. 1886. Book, Atlas des Missions Catholiques by Werner published by Bureaux des Missions Catholiques Paris 1886. In stiff boards size 30 by 23 cm. With a decorated spine with the title gold-stamped. Contains 20 maps some double - page (44 by 22 cm.) and all without text to the reverse. Maps are of the world in two hemispheres showing the distribution of missions a planisphere that compares missions in 1822 and 1885 and detailed maps of England & Scotland Ireland Scandinavia the Balkans Armenia and the Middle East Syria Palestine and Cyprus the East Indies Indo-China the Philippines and Indonesia Eastern China Western China North and Central Africa South Africa Canada the Quebec region plus Halifax and Toronto the USA West Indies Australia and Polynesia and south - east Australia. With 43 pages of text and 3 tables of information on the development of various missions including a large chart on the history of the mission in China. Front board has some staining but overall Good to VG condition. Images available.

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