Map of China.

A remarkably fresh and bright copy of this Stanford China Inland Mission map issued the year of the Boxer Rebellion. The stations of both the China Inland Mission and other Protestant missionaries are underlined.

The China Inland Mission was established in 1865 with the goal of promoting Christian missionaries and conversion efforts in the interior of China. From 1878 onwards Stanford issued this map in collaboration with the Mission, updating with each issue as more accurate geographical information was learned about the Chinese provinces. The maps were produced in high quality and limited number.

As the Chinese Inland Mission started to gain traction the Boxer Uprising exploded in northern China in 1899, accusing the Christian missionaries and Western imperial presence for natural disasters and giving Chinese Christian converts privileges in the courts. The deaths of missionaries, as well as an estimated 33,000 Chinese Christians, was a serious setback to the Mission and it never quite fully recovered.

Large coloured lithograph map, dissected into 45 pieces and laid on linen, folding into publisher's original maroon cloth slipcase with printed paper label, shelf label to cover.