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Athanasii Kircheri e Soc. Jesu China monumentis

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Athanasius Kircher based this text on European explorers' descriptions and drawings of Asian countries. The intended purpose was to display the origins of Asian customs and offer strategies for missionaries.
Names
Kircher, Athanasius, 1602-1680 (Author)
Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1667
Place: Amstelodami
Publisher: apud Joannem Janssonium a Waesberge & Elizeum Weyerstraet
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Rare Book Division
Shelf locator: (Parsons) VWIP+ (Kircher. Athanasii Kircheri e Soc. Jesu China monumentis)
Topics
China -- Description and travel
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Prints
Illustrations
Maps
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Physical Description
Extent: 8 p. l., 237, [11] p. ab illus., 23 pl. (partly fold.) port., 2 fold. maps. ac 38 cm
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Type of Resource
Still image
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Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 3488438
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b13034598
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): affb37d0-c6ec-012f-9ffa-3c075448cc4b
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