(WORLD) Archer Joshua A Colonial Missionary Church Map of t

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(WORLD.) Archer, Joshua. A Colonial & Missionary Church Map of the World. Extremely large hand-colored engraved world map with statistical charts and diagrams. 52x78 inches overall, dissected into 48 segments and mounted to later silk backing; light scattered staining, a few small marginal chips but no printed loss, possibly cleaned. London: The Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, 1842

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A massive world map, nicely delineated but detailed with only the most basic interior geography. The landmasses are colored according to a four-part key: Christian Countries in blue, Heathen Countries in yellow, Mahometan Countries in green, and English Possessions in red. Places in Canada, Portugal, Italy, South Africa and the Indian subcontinent touched by British church missionaries are marked with a cross.