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Digital Image: 1888 Pierre / Pfister Manuscript Map of Anhui Province, China
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Title
Essai de carte de la Province du Ngan-Hoei.
1888 (dated) 23 x 18.5 in (58.42 x 46.99 cm)
1888 (dated) 23 x 18.5 in (58.42 x 46.99 cm)
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Cartographer S
Auguste Pierre, S.J. (1856 - 1910) was a French Jesuit of the Kiang-nan (Jiangnan) mission, based in Shanghai and operating in the surrounding region. He was involved in the production of a highly-detailed 1888 map of Anhui Province and also wrote articles for various Jesuit publications in French and English. He arrived in China in 1875 and was initially based in Guangdong before moving to Jiangnan. More by this mapmaker...
Aloys Pfister (April 24, 1833 - May 17, 1891), also known as Louis Pfister, or in China, Fei Lai Zhi (費賴之) was a French Jesuit missionary, priest, historian, and sinologist active in the Shanghai region, China. Pfister was born in Gerbeviller, Meurthe, France. He joined the Society of Jesus in 1852, after which, in 1867, he was sent to the Kiang-non Mission. Within that mission he spent many years ministering to the inhabitants of Hai-men (海门), and the alluvial island of Chongming (崇明岛). Although he had many converts, he did not consider himself successful relative to the overall population. In 1881, he retired to the mission house and library at Xujiahui Library (Zi-ka-wei), southwest of Shanghai. He remained there until 1889, when in failing health, he moved to Shanghai. There in 1891, he died of heart disease. He is best known for this Notices biographiques et bibliographiques sur les Jésuites de l'ancienne mission de Chine. 1552–1773, a history of early Jesuit missionary work in China. Learn More...
Xujiahui Library (1847 - Present), today known as the Shanghai Library Bibliotheca Zi-Ka-Wei (上海图书馆徐家汇藏书楼) was established in 1847. It was initially part of the Jesuit mission complex in the Xujiahui village (徐家汇), situated on the outskirts of Shanghai. Following the Jesuit mission of scholarship, it evolved into an academic center embracing both Chinese and Western academic heritages. It was also an important publishing house, issuing maps, religious works, scholarly studies, and more. By the end of the 19th century, it housed over 200,000 volumes. The library is known for its comprehensive collection of Chinese gazetteers, newspapers, reference materials, and mission-related publications. The establishment of the People's Republic of China marked the end of the Jesuit mission in Xujiahui. Nonetheless, the library perseveres, having been nationalized and, from 1957, integrated into the Shanghai Library System. Learn More...
References
OCLC 494928523, 705241912.