{"product_id":"1887-american-board-almanac-of-missions-foreign-missionary-maps","title":"1887 American Board Almanac of Missions Foreign Missionary Maps","description":"Item Specifics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Title: American Board Almanac of Missions for 1887\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Publisher: American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (Press of Stanley \u0026amp; Usher, Boston)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Publication Year: 1887\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Format: Softcover Pamphlet \/ Illustrated Almanac\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Subject: Foreign Missions, 19th-Century World Maps, Missionary Stations (China, Japan, Sandwich Islands \/ Hawaii, Africa, Micronesia)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Binding Condition: Front cover detached (included); original stab-sewn binding\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescription\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUp 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).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis 19th-century missionary almanac contains historical calendars, astronomical tables, global missionary station rosters, and woodcut illustrations and maps detailing early Protestant missionary efforts worldwide.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContent Highlights:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Global Stations \u0026amp; Rosters: Detailed directories of active mission stations, including the North China, Foochow, Shanse, Japan, Micronesian, and Hawaiian Islands (Sandwich Islands) missions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Illustrations \u0026amp; Maps: Features a folding\/double-page world time chart map, calendar headpieces, and woodcut engravings (including \"Traveling in Yoruba, Central Africa\" and portraits).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCondition Notes:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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\").\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA fascinating piece of 19th-century American religious history, cartography, and foreign mission ephemera.","brand":"The Vintage Paper Vault","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58733620232352,"sku":"081726-OFC","price":34.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1056\/6284\/0992\/files\/cd89e8ea-de53-4b95-94f2-e3316ee9d5f2.jpg?v=1787010762","url":"https:\/\/vintagepapervault.com\/products\/1887-american-board-almanac-of-missions-foreign-missionary-maps","provider":"Vintage Paper Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}