An Accompaniment to Mitchell's Map of the World : On Mercator's Projection (Classic Reprint)

Explore how Mercator’s map and 19th‑century missions intersect, revealing a global network of stations and societies.

This edition presents the premise, scope, and practical details of missionary work as it appeared alongside Mitchell’s world map, with tables showing where stations stood and which societies staffed them.

Readers will glimpse the map’s accompanying data, including abbreviations for different faith groups and the wide geographic reach—from the Americas to Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Pacific. The text includes notes on local conditions, governance, education, and the role of religion in different regions, framed by the map’s layout and the era’s exploratory spirit. It also offers sections on newly discovered islands and the consulting index used to locate them on the map, grounding the reader in both cartography and colonial-era religious history.

• See which societies founded major missionary stations and where they were located.
• Understand how the map’s design organized information about people, places, and missions.
• Explore descriptive passages about cities like Santiago and Valparaiso, as well as other regions mentioned in the text.
• Discover lists of newly identified lands and how latitude/longitude guided their placement.

Ideal for readers of historical geography, cartography, and religious history, this edition helps you connect the dots between maps, missions, and the world as it was understood in Mitchell’s era.