1887 American Board Almanac of Missions Foreign Missionary Maps

1887 American Board Almanac of Missions Foreign Missionary Maps

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1887 American Board Almanac of Missions Foreign Missionary Maps
  • 1887 American Board Almanac of Missions Foreign Missionary Maps
  • 1887 American Board Almanac of Missions Foreign Missionary Maps
  • 1887 American Board Almanac of Missions Foreign Missionary Maps
  • 1887 American Board Almanac of Missions Foreign Missionary Maps
  • 1887 American Board Almanac of Missions Foreign Missionary Maps
  • 1887 American Board Almanac of Missions Foreign Missionary Maps
  • 1887 American Board Almanac of Missions Foreign Missionary Maps
  • 1887 American Board Almanac of Missions Foreign Missionary Maps
  • 1887 American Board Almanac of Missions Foreign Missionary Maps
  • 1887 American Board Almanac of Missions Foreign Missionary Maps
  • 1887 American Board Almanac of Missions Foreign Missionary Maps
  • 1887 American Board Almanac of Missions Foreign Missionary Maps
  • 1887 American Board Almanac of Missions Foreign Missionary Maps
  • 1887 American Board Almanac of Missions Foreign Missionary Maps
1887 American Board Almanac of Missions Foreign Missionary Maps
$34.80
$34.80

1887 American Board Almanac of Missions Foreign Missionary Maps

$34.80
$34.80
Item Specifics

Title: American Board Almanac of Missions for 1887

Publisher: American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (Press of Stanley & Usher, Boston)

Publication Year: 1887

Format: Softcover Pamphlet / Illustrated Almanac

Subject: Foreign Missions, 19th-Century World Maps, Missionary Stations (China, Japan, Sandwich Islands / Hawaii, Africa, Micronesia)

Binding Condition: Front cover detached (included); original stab-sewn binding

Description

Up for sale is an original 1887 edition of the American Board Almanac of Missions, published in Boston by the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM).

This 19th-century missionary almanac contains historical calendars, astronomical tables, global missionary station rosters, and woodcut illustrations and maps detailing early Protestant missionary efforts worldwide.

Content Highlights:

Global Stations & Rosters: Detailed directories of active mission stations, including the North China, Foochow, Shanse, Japan, Micronesian, and Hawaiian Islands (Sandwich Islands) missions.

Illustrations & Maps: Features a folding/double-page world time chart map, calendar headpieces, and woodcut engravings (including "Traveling in Yoruba, Central Africa" and portraits).

Condition Notes:

Covers: The front cover is detached from the text block along the spine margin, with chapping, chipping, and light loss along the spine fold edge. Period ownership signature in ink at top right ("Mrs. Booker").

Interior: Text block and internal pages remain connected by original wire staples/stitching. Pages show light uniform age-toning, with crisp print, clear maps, and clean woodcuts throughout.

A fascinating piece of 19th-century American religious history, cartography, and foreign mission ephemera.

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